Crisis, New Imperialisms, and Accumulation by Dispossession: The Case of the Pakistan Railways
Description:
My research examines the three interrelated concepts of crisis; new imperialisms, spatial-temporal fix and accumulation by dispossession (ABD) stemming from the work of David Harvey as a way to understand the contested history of the Pakistan Railways. For the first thirty odd years after Pakistan's inception in 1947, the railways, a state-owned institution, was the primary mode of transport for the public, cargo, and workers. Alongside basic infrastructure, the railways had a vast network of h…
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Date:
August 2020
Creator:
Khan, Sher Ali