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The Measure of Merit: Talents, Intelligence, and Inequality in the French and American Republics, 1750–1940 John Carson
The Measure of Merit: Talents, Intelligence, and Inequality in the French and American Republics, 1750–1940
John Carson
How have modern democracies squared their commitment to equality with their fear that disparities in talent and intelligence might be natural, persistent, and consequential? This work tells the story of how two nations - America and France - wrestled scientifically with human inequalities and their social and political implications.
416 pages, 3 tables.
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | November 19, 2006 |
| ISBN13 | 9780691017150 |
| Publishers | Princeton University Press |
| Pages | 416 |
| Dimensions | 168 × 245 × 34 mm · 806 g |
| Language | English |
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