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The Big Test: The Secret History of the American Meritocracy
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The Big Test: The Secret History of the American Meritocracy Paperback - 2000

by Lemann, Nicholas

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"[An] engaging, enlightening historical analysis of the idea of the SAT, dramatized by stories of the people who designed it and the students who benefited from it, and . . . recent battles over standardized testing and affirmative action". "The Boston Globe".

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  • Title The Big Test: The Secret History of the American Meritocracy
  • Author Lemann, Nicholas
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 1st
  • Condition UsedGood
  • Pages 416
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Farrar, Strauss & Giroux-3pl, Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.
  • Date 2000-11-16
  • Features Bibliography, Index
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 31UTLL002OIP_ns
  • ISBN 9780374527518 / 0374527512
  • Weight 1 lbs (0.45 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6 x 1.1 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 2.79 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Chronological Period: 1950-1999
  • Library of Congress subjects Elite (Social sciences) - United States, Educational tests and measurements - United
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2001268120
  • Dewey Decimal Code 371.260

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  • New York Times, 12/10/2000, Page 48
  • Reference and Research Bk News, 11/01/2001, Page 187

About the author

Born in New Orleans in 1954, Nicholas Lemann has been a journalist for more than twenty years. His last book was the prizewinning The Promised Land: The Great Black Migration and How It Changed America. He lives in Pelham, New York.

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