Rebels From the Mud Houses
Dalits and the Making of the Maoist Revolution in Bihar
Nonfiction, History, Revolutionary, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Ethnic Studies
| Author: | George J. Kunnath | ISBN: | 9781351418744 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | July 14, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | George J. Kunnath |
| ISBN: | 9781351418744 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | July 14, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
This book examines Dalit mobilization and the transformation of rural power relations in the context of intense agrarian violence involving Maoist guerrillas and upper caste militias backed by state forces in Bihar in the 1980s. The book investigates why thousands of Dalits took up arms and highlights the specificities of Dalit participation in the Maoist Movement and develops an anthropology of the Maoist Revolution in India.
This book examines Dalit mobilization and the transformation of rural power relations in the context of intense agrarian violence involving Maoist guerrillas and upper caste militias backed by state forces in Bihar in the 1980s. The book investigates why thousands of Dalits took up arms and highlights the specificities of Dalit participation in the Maoist Movement and develops an anthropology of the Maoist Revolution in India.
