Gender and radical politics in India : magic moments of Naxalbari (1967-1975) / / Mallarika Sinha Roy
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| Autore: |
Sinha Roy Mallarika
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| Titolo: |
Gender and radical politics in India : magic moments of Naxalbari (1967-1975) / / Mallarika Sinha Roy
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| Pubblicazione: | New York : , : Routledge, , 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (225 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 303.64082095414 |
| 320.53/2095409047 | |
| 320.532095409047 | |
| Soggetto topico: | Communism - India - History - 20th century |
| Naxalite movement | |
| Social change - India - History - 20th century | |
| Women and communism - India - History - 20th century | |
| Women - Political activity - India - History - 20th century | |
| Women - India - Social conditions - 20th century | |
| Soggetto geografico: | India Politics and government 1947- |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | The 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, |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Gender and radical politics in India |
| ISBN: | 1-136-93089-2 |
| 1-136-93090-6 | |
| 1-282-93034-6 | |
| 9786612930348 | |
| 0-203-84595-1 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910816802903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Routledge studies in South Asian history ; ; 10.