Growing up in the Knowledge Society - 9781138384231

Taylor & Francis

Growing up in the Knowledge SocietyLiving the IT Dream in Bangalore\nAuthor(s): Nicholas Nisbett\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge India\nISBN-13: 9781138384231, 978-1138384231\nSynopsis\nThis work is an ethnographic investigation into the everyday lives of young people growing up and living in contemporary Bangalore. Moving beyond the hype of the Indian knowledge society, it examines how new forms of technology and outsourced labour become integral to their lives, changing the experience of Indian modernity and globalisation.