The Playing Fields of Eton: Equality and Excellence in Modern Meritocracy

by Mika Tapani LaVaque-Manty

"Beautifully written and brilliantly argued, The Playing Fields of Eton takes us on a three-century tour of modern mental and physical life. We visit gymnasiums and dueling fields, murderball courts and Olympic venues, and while immersed in thought-provoking stories of people wrestling with the twin pursuit of equality and excellence, we find ourselves learning what it might mean to be modern. With equal measures of erudition and gentle...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472116851
• ISBN13: 9780472116850
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.1"