عنوان

Distinction, exclusivity and whiteness :

(Number (ISBN

9789811357817

(Number (ISBN

9789811357824

(Number (ISBN

9811357811

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981135782X

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9789811357800

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9811357803

Title Proper

Distinction, exclusivity and whiteness :

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[Book]

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elite Nigerian parents and the international education market /

First Statement of Responsibility

Pere Ayling.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Singapore :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Springer,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

[2019]

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (xix, 143 pages)

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Text of Note

Researching the contemporary Nigerian elites : an introduction -- Bourdieu's theory of practice -- Frantz Fanon : whiteness, colonialism and the colonial habitus -- Elite schools as sites for elite class reproduction and identity formation -- Whiteness : the symbol of quality education in contemporary Nigeria -- The soft-selling of world-class education -- The making of the contemporary Nigerian elite child -- Consuming overseas schooling : an act of parental love? -- Researching elite identity (re)prodcution in contemporary Nigeria : lessons learned and new directions -- Index.

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This book offers unique insights into elite Nigerian parents' engagement with, and use of, the international secondary education market as they attempt to retain their social standing - via their children - under today's shifting global conditions. Throughout, the book tackles two important, albeit uncomfortable questions: Why does whiteness hold the highest possible value in postcolonial societies such as Nigeria? And, more importantly, why do black people accept the hegemonic discourse that West/white is best? Combining the theoretical frameworks of Pierre Bourdieu and Frantz Fanon, the book reveals 'Whiteness' as a highly valuable form of cultural and symbolic capital that plays a crucial role in the formation of, and struggle for, elite status and distinction in modern-day Nigeria. Drawing on rare qualitative data sets along with postcolonial literatures, the book reveals how British whiteness is used by those working at and for British private schools in Nigeria (BPS-NIG) as an informal but powerful mechanism of 'quality' control, and in constructing the image of 'world-class' educational establishments.

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Springer Nature

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com.springer.onix.9789811357817

Title

Distinction, Exclusivity and Whiteness : Elite Nigerian Parents and the International Education Market.

International Standard Book Number

9789811357800

Education, Secondary-- Social aspects-- Nigeria.

Elite (Social sciences)-- Nigeria.

Race awareness-- Nigeria.

Schools, British-- Social aspects-- Nigeria.

Colonial influence.

Education, Secondary-- Social aspects.

Elite (Social sciences)

Race awareness.

Nigeria, Colonial influence.

Nigeria.

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Ayling, Pere

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20200823233937.0

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[Book]

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