key site political social struggle view capitalists used brute force police prisons repression military maintain control also penetrated everyday culture working people variety ways efforts win popular consent important recognize gramsci historical leadership ''hegemony'' involves formation alliances class factions struggles within cultural realm everyday common sense ''hegemony'' always gramsci interminable unstable contested process scott lash writes ref edgar sedgwick write blockquote theory hegemony
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