Zachary M. Howlett, “Meritocracy and Its Discontents: Anxiety and the National College Entrance Exam in China” (Cornell UP, 2021)

Every year millions of high school seniors in China take the gaokao, China’s standardized college entrance exam. Students, parents, and head teachers all devote years, sweat, and tears to thi…

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