The Politics of Common Sense: State, Society and Culture in Pakistan

ISBN-13: 9781107155664 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 212 str.

Aasim Sajjad Akhtar

Opis

This work analyses the transformation of Pakistan's structure of power during the military dictatorship of General Zia ul Haq.

Spis treści

Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. The structure of power 'from above'; 3. Accumulation in practice; 4. The many faces of Islam; 5. The nation that never became; 6. The subordinate classes: beyond common sense?; 7. Epilogue: what does a counter-hegemonic politics look like?; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.