1st Edition
Gender and Radical Politics in India Magic Moments of Naxalbari (1967-1975)
By Mallarika Sinha Roy
Copyright 2011
224 Pages
3 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
224 Pages
3 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
224 Pages
3 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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The Naxalbari movement marks a significant moment in the postcolonial history of India. Beginning as an armed peasant uprising in 1967 under the leadership of radical communists, the movement was inspired by the Marxist-Leninist theory of revolution and involved a significant section of the contemporary youth from diverse social strata with a vision of people’s revolution. It inspired similar... Read more
1. Introduction: In Search of the Definition of Naxalbari 2. Through the Looking Glass of Gender 3. Multiple Patriarchies: Politics, Power, and Masculinity 4. Speaking Silence: Continuous Politics and Discrete Memory 5. Acts of Agency: Political Activism and Identity in Women’s Words 6. Weapons and Wounds: The Discourse of Violence 7. Conclusion: Third World, Second Sex: Sisterhood of Resistance
Biography
Mallarika Sinha Roy is Assistant Professor in the Department of Regional and Cross-Cultural Studies at Copenhagen University, Denmark. Her research interests include gender studies, social movements, postcolonial studies and South Asian History and Politics.
