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Tables of Contents for Class Formation and Civil Society
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
List of Tables
vii
 
List of Maps
ix
 
Preface
x
 
Introduction
1
12
The Promise and Deception of Modern Education in Sub-Saharan Africa
13
22
Colonial Education: The Civilizing Mission, 1910-1960
15
3
Independence Education: ``For the Grandeur of the Whole Nation'', 1960-1980
18
7
Austerity Education: Sauve Qui Peut, 1980-
25
10
Social Class, Civil Society, and Political Analysis in Sub-Saharan Africa
35
26
Elite Theory and Social Class Analysis
37
4
Political Elites and Ruling Classes
41
9
Elites, Classes, and Civil Society
50
11
Schooling and Social Stratification in Sub-Saharan Africa
61
26
Social Class Analysis, Civil Society, and Schools
62
9
Private Schooling: Class Formation for Emerging Civil Societies
71
7
New Political Realities: Passive Social Differentiation
78
9
Cameroon: Parents' Organizations, Private Schools, and the Development of Educational Privilege
87
24
Schooling in Yaounde: Growth, Privilege, and Fiscal Crisis
89
6
Schools in Yaounde II: The Geography of Educational Privilege
95
5
Signs of the Times: Parents' Associations and Private Schools
100
4
Conclusion: The Emergence of a Class-based Civil Society
104
7
Returning to Class: Congo and the Social Costs of a Collapsed Education System
111
28
A ``Vision'' of National Education, 1954-1970
112
5
Egalitarian Rhetoric in an Exploitative State, 1970-1980
117
2
Attempting to Salvage the National School System, 1980-1985
119
5
Private Education in Kinshasa: Social Flight or Salvation? 1985-
124
15
Enhancing the Status Quo: Kenya and the Consolidation of Educational Privilege
139
28
Nairobi and the Establishment of Formal Schooling in Kenya
141
6
Shifting the Burden: Fiscal Austerity and New Patterns of Social Stratification in the 1980s
147
4
Nairobi in the 1990s: Street Kids, European Academies, and the Reinforcement of Privilege
151
9
Conclusion: The Politics of Passive Social Differentiation
160
7
Schooling for a New Century: Diversity for All, Opportunity for the Few
167
14
Differentiating Urban Educational Experiences
168
4
Schools, Class Formation, and Civil Society in Africa
172
5
The Prospects for Formal Schooling in Africa
177
4
Bibliography
181
16
Index
197