– Journalisten Deephak Thapas bok om maoist opprøret i Nepal er en lettlest introduksjon til konflikten som har preget fjell-landet siden 1996. Thapa gir oss innsikt i det nepalske samfunnet, samtidig som flere aspekter ved Maoist bevegelsen diskuteres. Boken er befriende "nøytral" i konflikten, og Thapa tar parti hverken med Maoistene eller kongen, men forsøker å belyse de mange sidene ved konflikten. Boken inneholder også et kapittel om maoismen, slik den er fortsatt av maoist partiet i Nepal.
For folk som skal reise til Nepal, gir boken en kjapp innføring i både konflikten, og nepalesisk samfunn. Boken har også bilder i svart/hvitt. Alt i alt en god bok, fri for alt for akademisk språk.
A Kingdom under Siege
Nepal's Maoist Insurgency, 1996 to 2004
A Kingdom Under Siege explains the political and social background to the Maoist insurgency that has embroiled Nepal's government, political parties, king, police and army in conflict against highly motivated guerrilla fighters since 13 February 1996. Les mer
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A Kingdom Under Siege explains the political and social background to the Maoist insurgency that has embroiled Nepal's government, political parties, king, police and army in conflict against highly motivated guerrilla fighters since 13 February 1996. By early 2003, the rebels had come to threaten the central institutions of the Nepali state. The authors describe how a combination of state neglect, political instability and the growth of radical left politics led to a build up of tensions. The insurgency's promise of a more just and equitable society gained favour with many of Nepal's poor and disadvantaged people. The government's failure to tackle the rebellion's causes or to engage the Maoists' agenda led to thousands of deaths and widespread destruction of infrastructure that peaked in 2001 and 2002. The book concludes that lasting peace depends on building a state that attends equally to of all of Nepal's diverse population groups.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 256
- ISBN
- 9781842775714
- Utgivelsesår
- 2005
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