The Burning Forest: India's War Against the Maoists

by Nandini Sundar

Book Overview

An empathetic, moving account of what drives indigenous peasants to support armed struggle despite severe state repression, including lives lost, and homes and communities destroyed

Over the past decade, the heavily forested, mineral-rich region of Bastar in central India has emerged as one of the most militarized sites in the country. The government calls the Maoist insurgency the "biggest security threat" to India. In 2005, a state-sponsored...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 178873145X
• ISBN13: 9781788731454
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Verso
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.1"