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

by Pere Ayling

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,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9811357803
• ISBN13: 9789811357800
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 143 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"