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| 100 | 1 | _aGaztambide-Fernández, Rubén A. | |
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_aThe Best of the Best : _bBecoming Elite at an American Boarding School. |
| 250 | _a1st ed. | ||
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_aCambridge : _bHarvard University Press, _c2009. |
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| 264 | 4 | _c©2009. | |
| 300 | _a1 online resource (308 pages) | ||
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| 505 | 0 | _aIntro -- CONTENTS -- Introduction -- 1 Totally Elite -- 2 Getting In -- 3 Being Smart, Working Hard -- 4 Reserved Seating -- 5 Bonding Rituals -- 6 Unequal Distinctions -- 7 Envisioning an Elite Future -- Appendix: Researching Identification at an Elite Boarding School -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index. | |
| 520 | _aFor two years, the author shared the life of the "Weston School," an elite New England boarding school. Vividly describing the pastoral landscape and graceful buildings, the variety of classes and activities, and the official and unofficial rules that define the school, this book reveals a small world of ambitious, intensely pressured students. | ||
| 588 | _aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources. | ||
| 590 | _aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries. | ||
| 650 | 0 | _aBoarding schools-United States-Case studies. | |
| 650 | 0 | _aElite (Social sciences)-Education-United States-Case studies. | |
| 655 | 4 | _aElectronic books. | |
| 700 | 1 | _aGaztambide-Fernández, Rubén A. | |
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_iPrint version: _aGaztambide-Fernández, Rubén A. _tThe Best of the Best _dCambridge : Harvard University Press,c2009 _z9780674035683 |
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