Hegemonies Compared: State Formation and Chinese School Politics in Postwar Singapore and Hong Kong
- ISBN-10
- 0415933137
- ISBN-13
- 9780415933131
- Category
- Comparative education
- Pages
- 290
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Publisher
- Psychology Press
- Author
- Ting-Hong Wong
Description
"This analysis is among the first in its field to account for racial and ethnic distinctions, broadening the application of state theory in the study of educational history, and exposing an array of contradictions and conflicts in the educational systems of these two societies."--BOOK JACKET.
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