Meritocracy and its discontents : anxiety and the national college entrance exam in China /
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Ithaca, New York :
Cornell University Press,
2021.
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Table of Contents:
- Prologue : The Final Battle
- A Fateful Rite of Passage : The Gaokao and the Myth of Meritocracy-"Study Changes Fate"
- Mobility, Time, and Value : The High Stakes of Examination and the Ideology of Developmentalism-"Water Flows Downwards and People Move Upwards"
- Counterfeit Fairness : State Secrets and the False Confidence of Test Takers-"My Generation Was Raised on Poison Milk"
- Diligence versus Quality : Merit, Inequality, and Urban Hegemony-"The Way of Heaven Is to Reward Hard Work"
- Courage under Fire : The Paradoxical Role of Head Teachers and the Individualizing Moment of Examination-"Attitude Determines Knowledge"
- Magic and Meritocracy : Popular Religious Responses to Examination Anxiety-"If Your Faith Is Sincere, Your Prayer Will Be Effective"
- Epilogue : Lost and Confused.
