{"product_id":"meritocracy-and-its-discontents-9781501754432","title":"Meritocracy and Its Discontents","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e[\u003ci\u003eMeritocracy and Its Discontents\u003c\/i\u003e] contributes an important new perspective to the theoretical discussion on what drives the myth of meritocracy, or the machine of misrecognition. Howlett's book is empirically rich, theoretically sophisticated, and very timely to the situation facing China and the world in this historical moment.\u003c\/p\u003e * Developing Economies *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. A Fateful Rite of Passage: The Gaokao and the Myth of Meritocracy\u003cbr\u003e 2. Mobility, Time, and Value: The High Stakes of Examinationand the Ideology of Developmentalism\u003cbr\u003e 3. Counterfeit Fairness: State Secrets and the False Confidence of Test Takers\u003cbr\u003e 4. Diligence versus Quality: Merit, Inequality, and Urban Hegemony\u003cbr\u003e 5. Courage under Fire: The Paradoxical Role of Head Teachers and the Individualizing Moment of Examination\u003cbr\u003e 6. MagicandMeritocracy: Popular-ReligiousResponses to Examination Anxiety\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue: Lost and Confused\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409350107479,"sku":"9781501754432","price":97.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781501754432.jpg?v=1730506513","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/meritocracy-and-its-discontents-9781501754432","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}