"Educational Knowledge: Changing Relationships between the State, Civil Society, and the Educational Community," edited by Tom Popkewitz, is generally a collection of essays which emphasizes theoretical explications of the linkages between the state, society, and educationists. The author found that the book makes critically important contributions in three major areas: (1) the nature of power in educational change; (2) the globalization of educational knowledge; and (3) the role of educational researchers. In this article, the author summarizes the key points the book raises in each area and comments on those points.