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The playing fields of Eton : equality and excellence in modern meritocracy / Mika LaVaque-Manty.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- LaVaque-Manty, Mika.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Equality.
- Merit (Ethics)--Social aspects.
- Merit (Ethics).
- Elite (Social sciences).
- Social aspects.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 233 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2009.
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Kids and Körperkultur : on the difficulties of fostering civic independence
- Dueling for equality : the master's tools will take down the master's house
- Mens sana, the playing fields of Eton, and other clichés
- Physical culture for the masses
- Being a woman and other disabilities
- The political theory of doping.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-225) and index.
- Description based on information from the publisher.
- ISBN:
- 9780472116850
- 0472116851
- Publisher Number:
- 10.3998/mpub.186189
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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