Postcoloniality and Statehood

This book traces the evolution of the postcolonial state and the social contract in Egypt. It problematises two of the most ubiquitous and contentious terms: democratisation and development, within the context of Egypt and the larger Global South.

Autorentext

Priyanka Chandra is Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations at the Jindal School of International Affairs (JSIA), O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU), Sonepat, India. She is co-director of the research series Critical Interventions in Arts and Cultural Studies, a transdisciplinary research programme that focuses on intersections of art, culture, and politics in the Global South. She obtained her PhD from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India.

Inhalt

1. Introduction 2. Theorising the State 3. The Political Elite and Its Uniform 4. Development (Terms and Conditions Attached) 5. Consonant Notes, Dissonant Notes 6. Counterhegemony and Democratisation in the Postcolony Afterword
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