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The meritocracy trap
Hardback. English.
Published
London: Allen Lane, 2019
Even in the midst of runaway economic inequality and dangerous social division, it remains an axiom of modern life that meritocracy reigns supreme and...
The rise of the meritocracy
Paperback. English.
Published
Abingdon: Routledge, 2017
[New ed.] / with a new introduction by the author
Michael Young has christened the oligarchy of the future "Meritocracy." Indeed, the word is now part of the English language. It would appear that the...
The aristocracy of talent: how meritocracy made the modern world
Paperback. English.
Published
London: Penguin Books, 2023
Meritocracy: the idea that people should be advanced according to their talents rather than their status at birth. For much of history this was a revolutionary...
Black girl, no magic
Hardback. English.
Published
London: The Borough Press, 2023
When stories about Black women are limited, there's a tendency to platform the inspirational. Yet when it comes to finding kaleidoscopic stories for -...
Why I'm no longer talking to white people about race
CD. English.
Published
[Melbourne, Vic.]: Bolinda/Audible audio, 2020
Unabridged
In February 2014, Reni Eddo-Lodge posted an impassioned argument on her blog about her deep-seated frustration with the way discussions of race and racism...
Bounce: Mozart, Federer, Picasso, Beckham, and the science of success
eAudiobook. English.
Published
[Whitby, Yorkshire, England]: HarperAudio, 2010
Unabridged ed
Few things in life are more satisfying than beating a rival. We love to win and hate to lose, whether it's on the playing field or at the ballot box,...
Why I'm no longer talking to white people about race
eAudiobook. English.
Published
[Melbourne, Vic.]: Bolinda/Audible audio, 2018
Unabridged ed
In February 2014, Reni Eddo-Lodge posted an impassioned argument on her blog about her deep-seated frustration with the way discussions of race and racism...
Mania
eBook. English.
Published
[London]: The Borough Press, 2024
'Seldom is a book as funny, important and timely ? I was laughing out loud at the same time as my blood was running cold' JOHN CLEESE What if calling...
