Bullet and the ballot box : the story of Nepal's Maoist revolution / Aditya Adhikari.

By:

Adhikari, Aditya

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: New Delhi Aleph 2014Description: xii, 304 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 21 cmISBN:

9789383064762

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DDC classification:

954.96 ADH

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Contents:

The Sun in the Hearts of the People : Origins -- Democracy and Its Discontents -- Blinding the Elephant -- The State at War -- Among the Believers -- The Fish in the Sea : Vignettes -- Blunders and Realignments -- Uprising -- The Aftermath of People's War -- Postscript.

Scope and content: "In 1996, when Nepal's Maoists launched their armed rebellion, their ideology was widely considered obsolete and they had limited public support. By 2008 they had gained access to state power and their ambitious plan of social transformation dominated the national agenda. How did this become possible? The Bullet and the Ballot Box offers a rich and sweeping account of a decade of revolutionary upheaval. Adhikari draws on a broad range of sources, including novels, letters and diaries, to illuminate both the history and human drama of the Maoist rebellion. An indispensible guide to Nepal's recent history, the book also offers a fascinating case study of how communist ideology has been reinterpreted and translated into political action in the twenty-first century"-- Provided by publisher.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	H.T. Parekh Library	SIAS Collection	954.96 ADH (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		K2217

Gratis

Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-295) and index.

"In 1996, when Nepal's Maoists launched their armed rebellion, their ideology was widely considered obsolete and they had limited public support. By 2008 they had gained access to state power and their ambitious plan of social transformation dominated the national agenda. How did this become possible? The Bullet and the Ballot Box offers a rich and sweeping account of a decade of revolutionary upheaval. Adhikari draws on a broad range of sources, including novels, letters and diaries, to illuminate both the history and human drama of the Maoist rebellion. An indispensible guide to Nepal's recent history, the book also offers a fascinating case study of how communist ideology has been reinterpreted and translated into political action in the twenty-first century"-- Provided by publisher.

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