Merit
the history of a founding ideal from the American Revolution to the twenty-first century
Kett, Joseph F.
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ebrary, Inc
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Electronic books.
nyu
Ithaca
Cornell University Press
2013
monographic
eng
ix, 332 p.
Introduction : the faces of merit -- Republic of merit -- Merit and the culture of public life -- Small worlds : competition in the colleges -- Making the grade : managed competition and schooling -- The scientific measurement of merit -- The "presumption of merit" : institutionalizing merit -- Squeeze play : merit in government -- Merit in crisis -- Epilogue : merit, equality, consent.
Joseph F. Kett.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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Merit (Ethics)
Social aspects
United States
Social values
United States
History
National characteristics, American
History
United States
History
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American institutions and society
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