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

Description: The Politics of Common Sense by Aasim Sajjad Akhtar Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description This work offers a refreshingly different perspective on Pakistan, documenting the evolution of Pakistans structure of power over the past four decades. In particular, it looks at how the military dictatorship headed by General Zia ul Haq (1977–1988) transformed the political field through a combination of coercion and consent-production. Publisher Description This work offers a refreshingly different perspective on Pakistan - it documents the evolution of Pakistans structure of power over the past four decades. In particular, how the military dictatorship headed by General Zia ul Haq (1977–1988) - whose rule has been almost exclusively associated with a narrow agenda of Islamisation - transformed the political field through a combination of coercion and consent-production. The Zia regime inculcated within the society at large a common sense privileging the cultivation of patronage ties and the concurrent demeaning of counter-hegemonic political practices which had threatened the structure of power in the decade before the military coup in 1977. The book meticulously demonstrates how the politics of common sense has been consolidated in the past three decades through the agency of emergent social forces such as traders and merchants as well as the religio-political organisations that gained in influence during the 1980s. Author Biography Aasim Sajjad Akhtar is at the National Institute of Pakistan Studies in Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad where he teaches colonial history, social theory and comparative politics. Prior to this he was at the Lahore University of Management Sciences. Details ISBN 1107155665 ISBN-13 9781107155664 Title The Politics of Common Sense Author Aasim Sajjad Akhtar Format Hardcover Year 2018 Pages 212 Publisher Cambridge University Press GE_Item_ID:117703138; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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