{"product_id":"struggle-for-hegemony-in-pakistan","title":"Struggle for Hegemony in Pakistan","description":"\u003cp\u003e'A major analysis of our world's political crisis' - Joel Wainwright\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe collapse of neoliberal hegemony in the western world following the financial crash of 2007-8 and subsequent rise of right-wing authoritarian personalities has been described as a crisis of 'the political' in western societies. But the crisis must be seen as global, rather than focusing on the west alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePakistan is experiencing rapid financialisation and rapacious capture of natural resources, overseen by the country's military establishment and state bureaucracy. Under their watch, trading and manufacturing interests, property developers and a plethora of mafias have monopolised the provision of basic needs like housing, water and food, whilst also feeding conspicuous consumption by a captive middle-class.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAasim Sajjad-Akhtar explores neoliberal Pakistan, looking at digital technology in enhancing mass surveillance, commodification and atomisation, as well as resistance to the state and capital. Presenting a new interpretation of our global political-economic moment, he argues for an emancipatory political horizon embodied by the ‘classless’ subject.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pluto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54233039831384,"sku":"9780745346663","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780745346663.jpg?v=1781152242","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/struggle-for-hegemony-in-pakistan","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}