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Meritocracy and its discontents : anxiety and the national college entrance exam in China / Zachary M. Howlett.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Howlett, Zachary M., 1976- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gaokao (Educational test)--Social aspects.
- Gaokao (Educational test).
- Universities and colleges--China--Entrance examinations.
- Universities and colleges.
- Achievement tests--China.
- Achievement tests.
- Social aspects.
- China.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 266 pages) : illustrations, maps
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, 2021.
- [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [2021]
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Prologue : The Final Battle
- A Fateful Rite of Passage : The Gaokao and the Myth of Meritocracy-"Study Changes Fate"
- Mobility, Time, and Value : The High Stakes of Examination and the Ideology of Developmentalism-"Water Flows Downwards and People Move Upwards"
- Counterfeit Fairness : State Secrets and the False Confidence of Test Takers-"My Generation Was Raised on Poison Milk"
- Diligence versus Quality : Merit, Inequality, and Urban Hegemony-"The Way of Heaven Is to Reward Hard Work"
- Courage under Fire : The Paradoxical Role of Head Teachers and the Individualizing Moment of Examination-"Attitude Determines Knowledge"
- Magic and Meritocracy : Popular Religious Responses to Examination Anxiety-"If Your Faith Is Sincere, Your Prayer Will Be Effective"
- Epilogue : Lost and Confused.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Berlin Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 25, 2021).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Kathryn Faul and Joseph A. Wallace Fund.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Howlett, Zachary M., 1976- Meritocracy and its discontents
- ISBN:
- 9781501754449
- 1501754440
- 9781501754456
- 1501754459
- Publisher Number:
- 99987318455
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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