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003    OCoLC 
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008    990518s1999    nyu      b    001 0deng   
010       99032036 
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020    0374299846|q(alk. paper) 
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050 00 LB3051|b.L44 1999 
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100 1  Lemann, Nicholas. 
245 14 The big test :|bthe secret history of the American 
       meritocracy /|cNicholas Lemann. 
250    1st ed. 
260    New York :|bFarrar, Straus and Giroux,|c1999. 
300    viii, 406 pages ;|c24 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
500    Includes index. 
504    Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 00 |tThe Moral Equivalent of Religion --|tHenry Chauncey's 
       Idea --|tThe Glass Slipper --|tNative Intelligence --|tThe
       Natural Aristocracy --|tVictory --|tIQ Joe --|tThe Census 
       of One Ability --|tThe Standard Gauge --|tIn the System --
       |tMeritocracy --|tThe Master Plan --|tRah! Rah! Rah! --
       |tChauncey at Yale --|tThe Negro Problem --|tThe Fall of 
       Clark Kerr --|tThe Invention of the Asian-American --
       |tMandarins --|tThe Weak Spot --|tWorking --|tThe Fall of 
       William Turnbull --|tThe Guardians --|tBehind the Curtain 
       --|tBerkeley Squeezed --|tMolly's Crisis --|tThe Case of 
       Winton Manning --|tSurprise Attack --|tNo Retreat --|tThe 
       Fundis and the Realos --|tChanging Sides --|tDefeat --
       |tAfterword: A Real Meritocracy. 
520    A history of the Educational Testing Service and the 
       attempt to form an elite by sorting students, "fairly and 
       dispassionately." 
600 10 Chauncey, Henry,|d1905-2002. 
600 17 Chauncey, Henry,|d1905-2002|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01727889 
610 20 Educational Testing Service|xHistory. 
610 27 Educational Testing Service.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00529306 
648  7 1900-1999|2fast 
650  0 Educational tests and measurements|zUnited States|xHistory
       |y20th century. 
650  0 Ability|zUnited States|xTesting|xHistory|y20th century. 
650  0 Intelligence tests|zUnited States|xHistory|y20th century. 
650  0 Elite (Social sciences)|zUnited States. 
650  7 Ability|xTesting.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00794404 
650  7 Educational tests and measurements.|2fast
       |0(OCoLC)fst00903660 
650  7 Elite (Social sciences)|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00908113 
650  7 Intelligence tests.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00975867 
650 17 Studieresultaten.|2gtt 
650 17 Educational Testing Service.|2gtt 
650 17 Elites.|2gtt 
651  7 United States.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01204155 
653    United States 
653    Intelligence tests 
653    Educational assessment 
653    Elites 
653    Racial discrimination 
653    Civil liberties 
653    Student selection 
653    Legislation 
653    Cases (Law) 
653    History 
653    Overseas item 
655  7 History.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01411628 
856 42 |3Contributor biographical information|uhttp://
       catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0662/99032036-b.html 
856 42 |3Publisher description|uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/
       enhancements/fy0662/99032036-d.html 
994    C0|bSTJ 
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