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Understanding the Maoist Movement of Nepal
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Chautari Book Series 10
Editor: Deepak Thapa
Publisher: Martin Chautari/Centre for Social Research and Development
First edition: 2003
Page 396, Rs. 475
ISBN 99933 782 7 5
Book Review
Nepali times 18-24 July 2003, P. 13
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This collection of writings taken from a variety of source provides wide-ranging perspective on the Maoist insurrection to inform readers of the many facets of Nepal's internal conflict. The selection analyses and explains the failure of the state to meet the aspirations of a people emerging from an authoritarian regime; the swift politicisation of the Nepali countryside; brutal excesses of a state that knew only the language of force to tackle dissent; the shortcomings of the elected representatives of people; violence trancending political boundaries; and the viciousness of a class conflict sometimes gone awry. The historical persepective of the book helps locate the Nepali Maoists within the context of left politics in the country. Contrary to portrayals ignorant of Nepal's political history, the 'people's warriors' did not spring up from nowhere as an aberration in world politics.
Aimed at both the general reader and the specialist, Understanding the Maoist Movement of Nepal is indispensable for those interested in contemporary Nepal.
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Deepak Thapa is a journalist and book editor based in Kathmandu.
Inside the book
Introduction
Premonitions
Andrew Nickson
Stephen Mikesell
Baburam_Idenpendent (File : Inter~1) (Chapter: The Phobia of Guerilla)
Perspectives on the ‘people’s war’
Rishikesh Shah (Idea Reality, Nepal…)
Shyam Shrestha (Nepali cart before Horse)
Anne de Sales (The Kham Magar Country..)
Mohan Mainali (Development vs The Maobaadis)
Rita Manchanda
Hari Roka (Talks are a Mirage)
Saubhagya Shah (The other side of Alcohol Economy)
Pushkar Bhusal (PM, C-N-C- and HM)
C.K. Lal (Nepal’s Maobaadi)
The Maoist View
Despathches (Report from the People’s War)
Prachanda_Onesto interview (F: Interview2) (Red Flag…)
Prachanda_A World to Win (Interview with Comrade Prachanda)
Letter from Maoist activist (Sacrifice for what…)
The Emergency and after
Dipak Gyawali (Reflecting on contemporary)
Deepak Thapa (Erosion of Nepali World)
AI_report (Nepal A Spiraling HRC)
Kanak Mani Dixit (Insurgents and Innocents)
Manjushree Thapa (The War in the West)
Baburam_Washington Times
Anup Pahari (Negotiating an end to…)
Anil Bhattarai (A Case for Radical…)
Profiles
Sudheer Sharma
Profile_Baburam (Not everyone…)
Profile_Prachanda (Power Play)
Appendix
40pt demands (Appendix)
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