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Autore |
Stevens Mitchell L. |
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Titolo |
Creating a class : college admissions and the education of elites / / Mitchell L. Stevens |
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Cambridge, MA : , : Harvard University Press, , [2007] |
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©2009 |
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ISBN |
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0-674-26758-3 |
0-674-04403-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (320 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Universities and colleges - United States - Admission |
Education, Higher - United States |
Elite (Social sciences) - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Originally published: 2007. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (page 267-300) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction -- 1. A School in a Garden -- 2. Numbers -- 3. Travel -- 4. Sports -- 5. Race -- 6. Decisions -- 7. Yield -- 8. The Aristocracy of Merit -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Stevens explains how elite colleges and universities have assumed their central role in the production of the nation's most privileged classes. This book makes clear that, for better or worse, these schools now define the standards of youthful accomplishment in American culture more generally. |
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