Maoists in India: Tribals under Siege

Name: Maoists in India: Tribals under Siege
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ISBN: 9780745332826

ISBN-10: 074533282X

ISBN-13: 9780745332826

Edition: 2012

Authors: Nirmalangshu Mukherji

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Is the 21st century Che Guevara fighting in the forest belt of central India? In Tribals Under Siege Nirmalangshu Mukherji delves into one of the most intractable but under-reported struggles in the global south – the battle between the Indian state and Maoist groups who control large swathes of the countryside.*BR**BR*Mukherji explains the devastating impact on India's tribal population of both neo-liberalism and armed aggression by the State, and the armed struggle launched by the Maoists. Unlike many accounts he takes an honest and unflinching look at the Maoists’ interventions, sometimes criticising their actions as well as the contradictions and fallacies made by Maoist…

Book details

Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Pluto Press
Publication date: 8/6/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 216
Size: 5.31" wide x 8.46" long x 0.40" tall
Weight: 0.572
Language: English

Nirmalangshu Mukherji is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Delhi.



Abbreviations


Glossary of Local Terms


Acknowledgements


Introduction



Dark Clouds Over Dandakaranya



Fragile Democracy



Role of Intellectuals



Arms over People



Forms of Resistance



Quest for Peace



Interview with Ganapathy



Sanhati Statement against the Government of India's planned military offensive in adivasi-populated regions


Notes


References


Index


Maps



Map of India with States and Union Territories



Map of Chhattisgarh with Districts