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

reviewed by Mike Austin - February 08, 2010

Title: The Playing Fields of Eton: Equality and Excellence in Modern Meritocracy
Author(s): Mika Tapani LaVaque-Manty
Publisher: University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor
ISBN: 0472116851, Pages: 248, Year: 2009
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Mike Austin Eastern Kentucky University E-mail Author MIKE AUSTIN is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Eastern Kentucky University. His recent books include: Wise Stewards (Kregel, 2009) and Football and Philosophy: Going Deep (University Press of Kentucky, 2008). He is currently working on a study of particular virtues such as compassion and humility and their practical implications for contemporary life.

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