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

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: New Delhi : Aleph, 2014.Description: xii, 304 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9789383064762 (pbk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 954.96 23
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"--
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Item type Current library Collection Shelving location Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Gifted / Donated Books Gifted / Donated Books Gulbanoo Premji Library of Azim Premji University, Bengaluru Karuna D W Collection 4th Floor 954.96 ADH (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available G51569
Books Books Gulbanoo Premji Library of Azim Premji University, Bengaluru VAM Collection 4th Floor 954.96 ADH (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available G43402
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-295) and index.

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.

"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"--

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