Grounded high-flyers : how academically elite students are en-territorialised in Singapore

This thesis presents a response to prominent theorisations of cosmopolitan elite migrants. These individuals are often characterised as engaging in frictionless transnational moves, having weak links to local spaces, and largely motivated by economic logic (Appadurai 1996, Castells 1996, Robbins 199...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lu, Jiqun
Other Authors: Harris, Roxy ; Rampton, Benjamin Michael Helyer
Published: King's College London (University of London) 2018
Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.754943