Bibliograph

Poison ivy, how elite colleges divide us, Evan Mandery

Type

Label

Poison ivy, how elite colleges divide us, Evan Mandery

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Poison ivy

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1261362289

Responsibility statement

Evan Mandery

Sub title

how elite colleges divide us

Summary

"An eye-opening look at how America's elite colleges and suburbs help keep the rich rich--making it harder than ever to fight the inequality dividing us today"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Going up -- Falling off -- The top floor and the iron ceiling -- Finding the escalator -- Cracking the code -- Green fences-the games kids play -- The well-rounded man -- Affirmative action for rich whites -- Doing good -- The best and the brightest-building the meritocracy myth -- The doubly disadvantaged -- Learning to party -- How liberals become conservative -- Still separate, still unequal -- How Michael Lewis ruined baseball -- You say you want a revolution -- Making college pay -- We need you, Mr. Grassley -- One percent solutions -- Communities of opportunity -- Postscript: A plea to the privileged

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