The
Postcolonial Gramsci edited by Neelam Srivastava and Baidik
Bhattacharya (New York: Routledge), 2012; pp 288, £85
Reviewed by Arun K. Patnaik, Economic & Political Weekly
The book under review, while explaining the relevance of
Gramsci’s thoughts in the postcolonial world, deals with three key concerns:
the role of intellectuals, cultural hegemony and neo-liberal political economy.
Drawing upon the above three resources from different geographies in the postcolonial
world, the book draws our attention to how Gramsci’s ideas have travelled
across the globe from Peru, Algeria, India to China and elsewhere.
