"As a key figure in the internationalization of curriculum studies, Ashwani Kumar questions colonialism and its legacies, including ideological control of curriculum and teaching, as well as the neoliberal obsession with measurement, comparison, and competition. In his meditative and contemplative manner, Kumar enacts what a rich, holistic, and transformative educational experience can be. Informed by his study of Krishnamurti, Macdonald, and Freire, Kumar maps the new political geography of contemporary curriculum studies." (William F. Pinar, Professor and Canada Research Chair, University of British Columbia, Canada) "Kumar demonstrates impressive command of a broad range of literatures as he examines key influences on curriculum across international contexts, including colonialism and neoliberalism. The distinguishing features of this book, and a key contribution of Kumar's scholarship, are the diverse, yet complimentary, responses to ideological control of the curriculum that he offers ­- Indigenous, critical, self-reflective, and meditative - pathways educators can follow as they construct more authentic curricula, no matter their contexts." (E. Wayne Ross, Professor, University of British Columbia, Canada).