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- Title
- The Aristocracy of Talent: How Meritocracy Made the Modern World
- Book Title
- The Aristocracy of Talent: How Meritocracy Made the Modern World
- ISBN
- 0241391490
- EAN
- 9780241391495
- Binding
- Hardback
- Date of Publication
- 2021-06-03
- Release Title
- The Aristocracy of Talent: How Meritocracy Made the Modern World
- Artist
- Wooldridge, Adrian
- Brand
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- Subject Area
- Social Work, Economic Sociology, Social Organisations
- Publication Name
- The Aristocracy of Talent: How Meritocracy Made the Modern World
- Publisher
- Penguin Books LTD
- Subject
- Economics, History
- Publication Year
- 2021
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 240 mm
- Item Weight
- 697 g
- Item Width
- 162 mm
- Number of Pages
- 496 Pages
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The surprising history of an inspiring and sometimes dangerous idea Meritocracy- the idea that people should be advanced according to their talents rather than their status at birth. For much of history this was a revolutionary thought, but by the end of the twentieth century it had become the world's ruling ideology. How did this happen, and why is meritocracy now under attack from both right and left? Adrian Wooldridge traces the history of meritocracy forged by the politicians and officials who introduced the revolutionary principle of open competition, the psychologists who devised methods for measuring natural mental abilities and the educationalists who built ladders of educational opportunity. He looks outside western cultures and shows what transformative effects it has had everywhere it has been adopted, especially once women were brought into the meritocractic system. Wooldridge also shows how meritocracy has now become corrupted and argues that the recent stalling of social mobility is the result of failure to complete the meritocratic revolution. Rather than abandoning meritocracy, he says, we should call for its renewal.
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Penguin Books LTD
ISBN-13
9780241391495
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2320099437
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
496 Pages
Publication Name
The Aristocracy of Talent: How Meritocracy Made the Modern World
Language
English
Subject
Economics, History
Publication Year
2021
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Social Work, Economic Sociology, Social Organisations
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
240 mm
Item Weight
697 g
Item Width
162 mm
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United Kingdom
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