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We conclude the book by drawing together the connections, conjunctions, juxtapositions and disjunctions that are involved when elite schools undertake class choreography on the global stage. And we consider how they might choreograph their futures as their own contradictions become more manifest and the challenges to their supremacy mount.
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Kenway, J., Fahey, J., Epstein, D., Koh, A., McCarthy, C., Rizvi, F. (2017). Conclusion: Looking Back, Looking Ahead. In: Class Choreographies. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-54961-7_9
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