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

Description: The Politics of Common Sense: State, Society and Culture in Pakistan [Hardcover] Akhtar, Aasim Sajjad Product Overview This work offers a refreshingly different perspective on Pakistan - it documents the evolution of Pakistan's 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. Read more Details Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cambridge University Press (February 7, 2018) Language ‏ : ‎ English Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 212 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1107155665 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 64 Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.4 ounces Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.25 x 0.75 x 9 inches Best Sellers Rank: #6,128,481 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #615 in Pakistan History #2,947 in Asian History (Books) #4,775 in Government #615 in Pakistan History #2,947 in Asian History (Books) We have been selling used books since 2012, and we've learned that the most important thing is doing good business. Honesty is our policy. Free Shipping We ship worldwide. We have multiple warehouses around the world, so please note the extended handling time on certain listings.

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