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"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. Bangladesh's history of revolt and counter-hegemony are categorized as nationalist governmentality, authoritarian governmentality, and global/neo-liberal governmentality. Each of these phases, the author argues, is not a replacement or dislocation of the earlier governmentality in practice but rather a reformulation of the construct. This reconfiguration results from counter-hegemonic revolts launched by various subaltern categories. Throughout the book, the author asserts that governmentality and counter-conducts/counter-hegemonies are linked with and transformed by each other. Furthermore, by using Bangladesh as a case study, the author contemplates an idea of colonial and post-colonial governmentality"--

"By 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. In this book, Bangladesh's history of revolt and counter-hegemony are categorized as nationalist governmentality, authoritarian governmentality, and global/neo-liberal governmentality. Each of these phases, the author argues, is not a replacement or dislocation of the earlier governmentality in practice but rather a reformulation of the construct. This reconfiguration results from counter-hegemonic revolts launched by various subaltern categories. Throughout the book, the author asserts that governmentality and counter-conducts/counter-hegemonies are linked with and transformed by each other. Furthermore, by using Bangladesh as a case study, the author contemplates an idea of colonial and post-colonial governmentality"--

The fall of the military regime of General H. M. Ershad in 1990 ushered in a new phase of democratic politics in Bangladesh. The author examines the rise of democracy and the fall of the authoritarian military regime in this country paying special attention to the various subaltern social groups that played a major role in overthrowing this military regime. The author notes that the political aspirations of these groups remain unrealized in the new government. (DÜI-Sen)

The author points out that since its emergence as an independent nationstate, as in many third world states, the nation building process in Bangladesh has been closely related to the idea of economic development. He aims at showing in this paper the outcome of this relationship. The author argues that, due to the weakness of the bourgeoisie-landlord on one hand and subaltern classes on the other, the petty bourgeoisie have managed to ascend to the political power in post-colonial Bangladesh. (DÜI-Sen)