Maoism in India: Reincarnation of Ultra-Left Wing Extremism in the Twenty-First Century

by Bidyut Chakrabarty, Kumar Kujur Rajat, Rajat Kumar Kujur

Book Overview

The rise of Maoism as one of the organized political movement in India is the outcome of a historical situation. Both colonialism and the failure of the Indian state to implement land reforms more stringently in the aftermath of independence resulted in terrible sufferings of the marginalized, land- dependent, sections of society.

Through historical analysis, this book assesses the ideological articulation of the contemporary ultra-left...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 041553352X
• ISBN13: 9780415533522
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"