Gunpoint Capitalism
Enforcing Industrial Order in Karachi
Published on 1. May 2025
Book
Hardback
384 pages
978-0-19-781328-7 (ISBN)
Description
Globalized manufacturing, multinational hegemony, street violence and urban securitization come together in this eye-opening study of Karachi's economic 'order'
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Language
English
Place of publication
New Delhi
India
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 221 mm
Width: 149 mm
Thickness: 38 mm
Weight
649 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-781328-7 (9780197813287)
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Laurent Gayer is CNRS Senior Research Professor at CERI-Sciences Po. He is the author of Karachi and Gunpoint Capitalism, and the co-editor of Muslims in Indian Cities; Armed Militias of South Asia; and Shared Sacred Sites in South Asia (all available from Oxford University Press). He is also the co-author of Proud to Punish: The Global Landscapes of Rough Justice.