03559oam 2200769I 450 991081680290332120230126204645.01-136-93089-21-136-93090-61-282-93034-697866129303480-203-84595-110.4324/9780203845950 (CKB)2670000000060776(EBL)589639(OCoLC)692197536(SSID)ssj0000418450(PQKBManifestationID)12156680(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000418450(PQKBWorkID)10376740(PQKB)10295786(MiAaPQ)EBC589639(Au-PeEL)EBL589639(CaPaEBR)ebr10433377(CaONFJC)MIL293034(EXLCZ)99267000000006077620180706d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGender and radical politics in India magic moments of Naxalbari (1967-1975) /Mallarika Sinha RoyNew York :Routledge,2011.1 online resource (225 p.)Routledge studies in South Asian history ;10Description based upon print version of record.1-138-88627-0 0-415-56235-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: In search of the definition of Naxalbari; 2 Through the looking glass of gender; 3 Multiple patriarchies: Politics, power and masculinity; 4 Speaking silence: Continuous politics and discrete memory; 5 Acts of agency: Political activism and identity in women's words; 6 Weapons and wounds: The discourse of violence; 7 Conclusion: Third World, second sex: sisterhood of resistance; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; IndexThe Naxalbari movement marks a significant moment in the postcolonial history of India. Beginning as an armed peasant uprising in 1967 under the leadership of radical communists, the movement was inspired by the Marxist-Leninist theory of revolution and involved a significant section of the contemporary youth from diverse social strata with a vision of people's revolution. It inspired similar radical movements in other South Asian countries such as Nepal. Arguing that the history and memory of the Naxalbari movement is fraught with varied gendered experiences of political motivation,Routledge studies in South Asian history ;10.CommunismIndiaHistory20th centuryNaxalite movementSocial changeIndiaHistory20th centuryWomen and communismIndiaHistory20th centuryWomenPolitical activityIndiaHistory20th centuryWomenIndiaSocial conditions20th centuryIndiaPolitics and government1947-CommunismHistoryNaxalite movement.Social changeHistoryWomen and communismHistoryWomenPolitical activityHistoryWomenSocial conditions303.64082095414320.53/2095409047320.532095409047Sinha Roy Mallarika.1667287MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910816802903321Gender and radical politics in India4027027UNINA