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Gender and radical politics in India : magic moments of Naxalbari (1967-1975) /

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 contempo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sinha Roy, Mallarika
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Routledge, 2011.
Colección:Routledge studies in South Asian history ; 10.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • 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.