Everyday Encounters with State and Capitalism

Bhabani Shankar Nayak is a political economist and works as Professor of Business Management at the Guildhall School of Business and Law, London Metropolitan University, UK.

• About the Book, About the Author, Acknowledgement, Introduction, 1 Territorialisation, Deterritorialisation and Capitalism, 2 Cultures of Capitalism, 3 Politics of Capitalism in Colonial and Postcolonial Countries, 4 Localisation of Religious and Capitalist Politics in India, 5 Contradictions, Conflicts, Collaborations and Contours of Capitalism, 6 Resistance and Capitalism, Bibliography, Index

Through thought-provoking analysis, Everyday Encounters with State and Capitalism challenges readers to reconsider dominant narratives and envision a world where economic and political systems serve the many, not just the privileged few.—South Asia Journal‘This is a powerful, insightful exploration of how capitalism and the state shape everyday life. Combin-ing accessible writing with a critical lens, it unpacks structures that marginalise many while benefiting the few and offers fresh, hopeful perspectives drawn from real-world experiences. A must-read for scholars and general audiences alike’. — Oliver Barish, Birkbeck, University of London, UK‘Bhabani Shankar Nayak has made a name for himself as a committed progressive scholar focusing on many aspects of contemporary capitalism and culture. In a world rocked by seemingly endless conflict, actual genocide, and a sustained assault on the world population in its entirety, his insights help to bring order to the chaos facing us’. — Kees van der Pijl, author of States of Emergency, Keeping the Global Population in Check‘Passion, promise and hope define this unique book, which ridges distant academic debates on the state and capitalism, offering working people the tools to understand essential alternatives for building a peaceful and prosperous world’. — Dr Nigel Walton, Senior Lecturer in Strategy & Innovation, University of Portsmouth, UK