Passive Revolution in West Bengal: 1977-2011

by Ranabir Samaddar

Book Overview

In the wake of the enormous interest across the globe in the fall of the Left Front in West Bengal, this book describes the Left era as one of passive revolution: limited reforms and changes, big compromises, corruption of the commissars and the failure of the Left in assessing popular discontent and anger; thus, it is the end of revolution even in passive form. A collection of articles by Samaddar from leading national dailies and journals between...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9353289947
• ISBN13: 9789353289942
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: Sage Publications Pvt. Ltd
• Length: 266 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"