{"product_id":"the-maoist-movement-in-india-santosh-paul-9781138662926","title":"The Maoist Movement in India: Perspectives and Counterperspectives","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book presents the raging debate on one of the most brutal political realities that India has confronted in recent years: the rising conflict between Maoist insurgent groups and the Indian State. With some of the finest writings on the subject, it brings together articles and interviews from leading authors, politicians, journalists, intellectuals, filmmakers and legal practitioners. The volume straddles between two apparently irreconcilable perspectives: \u003ci\u003e(a)\u003c\/i\u003e the view that the Maoist movement threatens the very core of democratic foundations, and should be perceived as a violent law \u0026amp; order situation justifying severe retaliatory measures, and \u003ci\u003e(b)\u003c\/i\u003e the counterview where Maoists are fiercely defended as revolutionaries and comrades of resistance, and the movement seen as the last-ditch struggle by those who have been abandoned over years by the State in its developmental process. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe essays probe whether armed struggle is avoidable, whether the desperate desire for peace has simply been overtaken by political ideologies, and whether an inclusive developmental State policy may help restore faith in its democratic ethos. The book will be of interest to academics and students of politics, sociology, social anthropology and law. It will also be extremely useful to social workers, policymakers, politicians, bureaucrats, as well as the general reader.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Santosh Paul\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138662925\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138662926\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge India\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/21\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.63d","brand":"Santosh Paul","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48444049883391,"sku":"9781138662926","price":48.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0c25a932-2aca-4f91-b428-512b4e0124ce.jpg?v=1777209653","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-maoist-movement-in-india-santosh-paul-9781138662926","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}