Governmentality and Counter-Hegemony in Bangladesh

· Springer
Ebook
219
Pages

About this ebook

Using Michel Foucault's idea of governmentality, this book reinterprets various cases of revolt and popular uprisings in Bangladesh. It attempts to synthesize the theories of Foucault's governmentality and Antonio Gramsci's notions of hegemony and counter-hegemony.

About the author

S. M. Shamsul Alam is Professor of Sociology in the Department of Economics and Social Sciences, BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. He recently authored Rethinking Mau Mau in Colonial Kenya and has published numerous articles in peer-refereed journals.

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