Merit

by Joseph F. Kett

Book Overview

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 provocative and engaging book. Merit's history, he contends, is best understood within the context of its often conflicting interaction with the other ideals of the Founding, equal rights and government by consent...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801451221
• ISBN13: 9780801451225
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.5" x 9.6"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher