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Stepping into the elite : trajectories of social achievement in India, France, and the United States / Jules Naudet ; translated from French by Renuka George.
Van Pelt Library HN440.S65 N3813 2018
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Naudet, Jules, author.
- Standardized Title:
- Entrer dans l'élite. English
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Elite (Social sciences).
- Social mobility.
- France.
- India.
- United States.
- Social mobility--France--Case studies.
- Social mobility--United States--Case studies.
- Social mobility--India--Case studies.
- Elite (Social sciences)--France--Case studies.
- Elite (Social sciences)--United States--Case studies.
- Elite (Social sciences)--India--Case studies.
- Genre:
- Case studies.
- Physical Description:
- xxi, 353 pages ; 23 cm
- Edition:
- English edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New Delhi, India : Oxford University Press, [2018]
- Language Note:
- Translated from the French.
- Contents:
- Pt. One Theoretical and Methodological Milestones
- 1. Redefining the Analytical Framework of the Experience of Social Mobility
- 2. Comparing the Experience of Social Mobility in France, the United States, and India
- pt. Two National Specificities of the Experience of Social Mobility
- 3. Succeeding without Betraying: Caste and Counter-Cultural Challenges of Social Mobility in India
- 4. Unquestioned Success: Class, Race, and Meritocracy in the United States
- 5. Mobility Haunted by Class: Etiquette, Distinction, and Hierarchies in France
- 6. National Specificities: Defining the Background of Origin.
- Notes:
- Translation of: Entrer dans l'élite.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780199487240
- 0199487243
- OCLC:
- 1054124208
- Publisher Number:
- 99980189256
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