The Neo-imperialist Logic of Global Capitalism in A Banker for All Seasons by Tariq Ali
The research attempts to evaluate the nexus between neoliberal global capitalism and neo-imperialism as portrayed in Tariq Ali’s play A Banker for All Seasons (2008) from a Marxist Postcolonial perspective. It applies the theory of World System and Dependency to examine the polarization of the globe into the core, imperialist and peripheral, colonized capitalist economies through the evolution of a capitalist world system in the last five centuries. In the same light, the present study scrutinizes the perpetuation of dependency in the postcolonial, peripheral states by the development of US-centric transnational enterprises which, supported by the national capitalists and neoliberal agenda, economically exploit masses across the globe. A textual analysis of Agha Hasan Abedi’s character in the play highlights the way the global Bank of Credit and Commerce International founded in Pakistan ran neo-imperialist operations and plundered the hard-earned money of its small depositors, benefitting the big capitalists.
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Capitalist World System, Dependency, National Bourgeoisie, Neoimperialism, Neoliberal Globalization
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(1) Kalsoom Khan
Ph.D. Scholar, Department of English, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan.
(2) Nighat Ahmad
Assistant Professor,Department of English, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan.
High School Students' Perception of Challenges in Physics Learning and Relevance of Field Dependency
The study examines high school Students’ Perceptions and challenges in learning Physics regarding Field Dependency. Physics is often represented as being abstract and unrelated to the real-life subject. Field Independent students gain higher than the Field Dependent students as hat independent students’ confidence and understanding are higher than dependent students. The study uses a survey with samples of students drawn from both Urdu and English medium from rural and urban higher secondary schools (N = 500). Firstly, a survey questionnaire for perceptions and challenges in Physics learning and second test for Level of Field Dependency of Johnstone experiment test which is also known as group embedded figure test. Field dependency shows high mean value represents the outcome that mostly students are field dependent. Female students’ ratio is exceeded than male students because of the current pattern of education.
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Physics, Perceptions, challenges, Level of Field Dependency, Group embedded figure test, Hidden Figure Test
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(1) Nasrin Akhter
Assistant Professor,Department of Educational Research and Assessment,University of Okara, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Abdul Majeed Khan
Assistant Professor,Department of Education, University of Mianwali, Punjab, Pakistan.
(3) Muhammad Naseer Ud Din
Professor, Institute of Education & Research,Kohat University of Science & Technology, Kohat, KP, Pakistan.