202 Pages
4 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
202 Pages
4 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
202 Pages
4 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book investigates the formation, configuration and consolidation of elites amongst Kenya’s Maasai.
The Maasai ethnic group is one of the world’s most anthropologized populations, but research tends to focus on what appears to be their dismal situation, analysing how their culture hinders or challenges modern ideas of economic and political development. This book instead focuses on the... Read more
Introduction Chapter1. Maasai Historicity Chapter2. Global Capital Flows Chapter3. Religion as Elite Capital Chapter4. Gender and Elite Formation Chapter5. Education as Capital in Elite Construction: The symbolism, prestige, and security of higher education Chapter6. Elite Agencies and Challenges Conclusion
Biography
Serah Shani is Associate Professor, School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Mercy College New York, USA. She is also author of African Immigrant Families in the United States: Transnational Lives and Schooling.
