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245		0	_aRevolutionary violence versus democracy _b: Narratives from India
260			_aNew Delhi _bSage Publications _c2017
300			_aviii, 236p
520			_aThis book focuses on the interface between democracy and violence, with specific reference to revolutionary strategies and mobilisations. Revolutionary Violence Versus Democracy: Narratives from India explores the armed conflict in India’s ‘Red Corridor’, where Maoists have been employing militant-revolutionary strategies to implement an alternative model of development. It studies this model, the purpose of which is to ensure the inclusion of impoverished tribals considered dispensable by mainstream political parties. Maoists feel that capture of State power is essential for revolution. State-sanctioned extra-judicial violence is common in the tribal belt—Maoists use strategies that challenge the State’s monopoly over the use of violence. This first-of-a-kind book reflects on revolutionary strategies, such as kidnapping, in terms of their validity in democratic mobilisation. Based on extensive field data, the chapters in this compilation discuss the everyday politics of Maoists and contemporary tribal society. Revolutionary violence is debated in the context of the limits of democracy and ineffective modes of governance.
650			_aDemocracy Mobilization _zIndia
650			_aPolitical violence _zIndia _vMoral Authority
650			_aCommunism _zIndia
700			_aGudavarthy, Ajay
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