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This book talks about the relation between education, globalization and economic development. It shows how education has attained a hegemonic position in society and Gundemeda explains it in the context of information technology (IT) education in Andhra Pradesh. He draws inspiration from power and knowledge debate and has divided society into dominant and subordinate groups. [...] The book is a good read for academicians, students and researchers who have an interest in education and how it was become a hegemonic and powerful institution with globalization and even an instrument for discrimination. Nida KhanIndian Social InstituteSocial Action, 65:2 (2015) [I]t is important to listen to the author on what he is trying to communicate. The concern shared by the author is seminal and deserves the immediate attention of researchers and policy-makers. The book shows the investment of IT education not only in perpetuating inequality but also deepening it. Nagaraju Gundamed's caution must be heeded very urgently by policy-makers. Amruth G. KumarSchool of Education, Pondicherry UniversityJournal of Educational Planning and Administration, 29:1 (2015)

'This book talks about the relation between education, globalization and economic development. It shows how education has attained a hegemonic position in society and Gundemeda explains it in the context of information technology (IT) education in Andhra Pradesh. He draws inspiration from power and knowledge debate and has divided society into dominant and subordinate groups. [...] The book is a good read for academicians, students and researchers who have an interest in education and how it was become a hegemonic and powerful institution with globalization and even an instrument for discrimination.'Nida KhanIndian Social InstituteSocial Action, 65:2 (2015)'[I]t is important to listen to the author on what he is trying to communicate. The concern shared by the author is seminal and deserves the immediate attention of researchers and policy-makers. The book shows the investment of IT education not only in perpetuating inequality but also deepening it. Nagaraju Gundamed's caution must be heeded very urgently by policy-makers.'Amruth G. KumarSchool of Education, Pondicherry UniversityJournal of Educational Planning and Administration, 29:1 (2015)

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Nagaraju Gundemeda is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology, School of Social Sciences at Hyderabad Central University, India. He has carried out extensive research on teacher agency in primary schools, schooling for girls, discriminatory practices in schools, and the social context of learning and achievement in elementary education. His areas of teaching and research interests cover the sociology of education, youth, and of India. He is presently engaged in national and international projects on the comparative sociologies of schooling and anthropology of youth cultures in contemporary India. His publications cover the sociology of education and youth studies. He is currently an Associate Research Fellow at the Department of Sociology, University of Johannesburg, South Africa.

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