Beschreibung:
Awarded Best Book prize by CIES Globalization and Education SIG
Provides a unique analysis of how elite schools harness globalization in the interests of privilege and power
Introduction.- Chapter 1. Little England's 'Public Schools'.- Chapter 2. Colonialism, Capitalism and Christianity.- Chapter 3. Mobilizing the Past in the Changing Present.- Chapter 4. Principal Experiments on the Global Stage.- Chapter 5. Curriculum Contestations.- Chapter 6. Students on the Move.- Chapter 7. The Art of Privilege.- Conclusion: Looking Back, Looking Ahead.