Merit The History of a Founding Ideal from the American Revolution to the Twenty-First Century |
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| Author:
| Kett, Joseph |
| Series title: | American Institutions and Society Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8014-5122-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2013 |
| Publisher: | Cornell University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $32.95 |
Book Description:
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The idea that citizens' advancement should depend exclusively on merit, on qualities that deserve reward rather than on bloodlines or wire-pulling, was among the Founding ideals of the American republic, Joseph F. Kett argues in this book.
The idea that citizens' advancement should depend exclusively on merit, on qualities that deserve reward rather than on bloodlines or wire-pulling, was among the Founding ideals of the American republic, Joseph F. Kett argues in this book.