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Dispatches From the People's War in Nepal (Paperback) Loot Price: R750
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Dispatches From the People's War in Nepal (Paperback): Li Onesto

Dispatches From the People's War in Nepal (Paperback)

Li Onesto

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A Maoist revolution has been raging in Nepal since 1996. In 1999, Li Onesto became the first foreign journalist to travel deep into the guerrilla zones of this Himalayan country. Allowed unprecedented access, she interviewed political and military leaders, guerrilla fighters, villagers in areas under Maoist control, and relatives of those killed by government forces. Dispatches provides invaluable analysis of the roots of an insurgency that is now on the threshold of seizing power. As journal and photo-essay, the book gives a vivid, first-hand look at the social and economic conditions that have fueled this revolution and allows readers to meet some of the key people involved. desperate measures. Women recount how they defied relatives, fled arranged marriages, and broke with social taboos to join the people's army. Guerrilla commanders and fighters fresh from military encounters discuss strategy and tactics. Millions of people now live in areas in Nepal under guerrilla control, where peasants are running grass-roots institutions, exercising what they call new 'people's power'. Dispatches describes these transformations -- the establishment of new governing committees and courts, the confiscation and re-division of land, new cultural and social practices, and the emergence of a new outlook. military support to the counter-insurgency efforts of the Nepalese regime and Onesto analyzes this developing in the larger international situation and the US 'war on terrorism'.

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Imprint: Pluto Press
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: November 2004
First published: 2005
Authors: Li Onesto
Dimensions: 215 x 135 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 280
ISBN-13: 978-0-7453-2340-4
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Marxism & Communism
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Revolutions & coups
Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945
Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945
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LSN: 0-7453-2340-5
Barcode: 9780745323404

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