The bullet and the ballot box

• Verfasst von: Adhikari, Aditya [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: The bullet and the ballot box
• Titelzusatz: the story of Nepal's Maoist revolution
• Verf.angabe: Aditya Adhikari
• Ausgabe: 1. published by Verso
• Verlagsort: London ; New York
• Verlag: Verso
• E-Jahr: 2014
• Jahr: [2014]
• Umfang: XII, 304 Seiten
• Illustrationen: Illustrationen
• Format: 25 cm
• Fussnoten: Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 283-295 und Index
• ISBN: 978-1-78168-564-8
• Schlagwörter: (s)Bürgerkrieg in Nepal
• Schlagwörter: (g)Nepal / (s)Maoismus / (z)Geschichte 1996-2006
• Schlagwörter: (g)Nepal / (s)Maoismus / (s)Aufstand / (z)Geschichte 1990-2013
• Schlagwörter: (s)Bürgerkrieg / (s)Geschichte / (s)Maoismus / (s)Partei / (s)Staat / (s)Politisches System / (s)Politischer Wandel / (s)Demokratisierung / (g)Nepal
• Sprache: eng
• RVK-Notation: LB 49390
• K10plus-PPN: 1614013993

Abstract

"In 1996, when Nepal's Maoists launched their armed rebellion, their ideology was widely considered obsolete and they had limited public support. By 2008 they had gained access to state power and their ambitious plan of social transformation dominated the national agenda. How did this become possible? The Bullet and the Ballot Box offers a rich and sweeping account of a decade of revolutionary upheaval. Adhikari draws on a broad range of sources, including novels, letters and diaries, to illuminate both the history and human drama of the Maoist rebellion. An indispensible guide to Nepal's recent history, the book also offers a fascinating case study of how communist ideology has been reinterpreted and translated into political action in the twenty-first century"--