The Wealthy, the Brilliant, the Few : Elite Education in Contemporary American Discourse

How does the US make sense of its elite educational system, given that it seems to be at odds with core American values, such as equality of opportunity or upward mobility? Sophie Spieler explores scholarly and journalistic investigations, self-representational texts, and fictional narratives revolv...

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Main Author: Spieler, Sophie (auth)
Format: Book Chapter
Published: Bielefeld transcript Verlag 2021
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