The playing fields of Eton
Subtitle: equality and excellence in modern meritocracy
By: Mika LaVaque-Manty.
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Ann Arbor
Language: eng
Number of pages: 233
ISBN-13: 9780472116850
Subjects: Equality; Merit (Ethics) -- Social aspects; Elite (Social sciences)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Kids and Körperkultur : on the difficulties of fostering civic independence; title: Dueling for equality : the master's tools will take down the master's house; title: Mens sana, the playing fields of Eton, and other clichés; title: Physical culture for the masses; title: Being a woman and other disabilities; title: The political theory of doping.