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OverviewThis 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 kidnaping, 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ajay GudavarthyPublisher: SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd Imprint: SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd Weight: 0.410kg ISBN: 9789386446954ISBN 10: 9386446952 Pages: 248 Publication Date: 20 September 2017 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsIntroduction : Is Violence Necessary for Revolutionary Change Today? Part-I Janatana Sarkar: An Alternative Model of Development - Varavara Rao Examining the Logic of Revolutionary Violence - Anand Teltumbde Kidnap as a Revolutionary Strategy : The Case of Sukma District Collector - G Haragopal Part-II The Ambiguities of Revolutionary Violence - Neera Chandhoke The Crisis of Maoist Theory of Agrarian Relations and Strategy of Revolution in India - Sumanta Banerjee Revisiting the Question of Violence : Maoist Movement in Andhra Pradesh - K Balagopal Part-III Coming to Be `Maoist’: Surviving Tropes, Shifting Meanings - Chitralekha Maoism and the Masses : Critical Reflections on Revolutionary Praxis and Subaltern Agency - Lipika Kamra and Uday Chandra Epilogue : Populist Democracies, Failed RevolutionsReviewsA critical appraisal of the Maoist movement examines their everyday politics and concerns of contemporary tribal society... Ajay Gudavarthy's edited collection of essays raises the vital question at this juncture: Is violence necessary for revolutionary change in a democracy? While not being completely dismissive of the ideology or the exigencies driving the movement, the book presents perspectives both from within and outside the Maoist movement illuminating its raison d'etre as also limitations. [He] sets the tone for the book in the introductory essay outlining arguments in favour of as also critical of Maoist violence. -- The Hindu, 11 November 2017 This book analyses the functions and impact of revolutionary violence within the democratic discourse of India. It engages with the most every aspect of the Maoist movement in India, Its objectives, methodology, revolutionary generis, changing patterns of political strategy, and various debates on the legitimization of violence as a revolutionary tool. Author traces the genealogy of the Maoist movement, demonstrating how the semi-feudal fostered political discontent. The book also Questions the efficacy and legitimacy of Maoist violence as a political tool by arguing that Violence obstructs the basic participatory ethos, given the sensibilities that democracy create and that's why Maoist violence can be seen sometimes as obstructionist rather than empowering . -- The Indian Express, 24 March 2018 This book is about Maoists way of people's power, focusing on the interface between democracy and violence, with specific reference to revolutionary strategies and mobilisations. The book, the blurb promises, debates revolutionary violence in the context of the limits of democracy and ineffective modes of governance. -- GOVERNANCE NOW (FORTNIGHTLY), NOIDA, 30April 2018 A critical appraisal of the Maoist movement examines their everyday politics and concerns of contemporary tribal society... Ajay Gudavarthy's edited collection of essays raises the vital question at this juncture: Is violence necessary for revolutionary change in a democracy? While not being completely dismissive of the ideology or the exigencies driving the movement, the book presents perspectives both from within and outside the Maoist movement illuminating its raison d'etre as also limitations. [He] sets the tone for the book in the introductory essay outlining arguments in favour of as also critical of Maoist violence. -- The Hindu, 11 November 2017 This book is about Maoists way of people's power, focusing on the interface between democracy and violence, with specific reference to revolutionary strategies and mobilisations. The book, the blurb promises, debates revolutionary violence in the context of the limits of democracy and ineffective modes of governance. -- GOVERNANCE NOW (FORTNIGHTLY), NOIDA, 30April 2018 This book analyses the functions and impact of revolutionary violence within the democratic discourse of India. It engages with the most every aspect of the Maoist movement in India, Its objectives, methodology, revolutionary generis, changing patterns of political strategy, and various debates on the legitimization of violence as a revolutionary tool. Author traces the genealogy of the Maoist movement, demonstrating how the semi-feudal fostered political discontent. The book also Questions the efficacy and legitimacy of Maoist violence as a political tool by arguing that Violence obstructs the basic participatory ethos, given the sensibilities that democracy create and that's why Maoist violence can be seen sometimes as obstructionist rather than empowering . -- The Indian Express, 24 March 2018 A critical appraisal of the Maoist movement examines their everyday politics and concerns of contemporary tribal society... Ajay Gudavarthy's edited collection of essays raises the vital question at this juncture: Is violence necessary for revolutionary change in a democracy? While not being completely dismissive of the ideology or the exigencies driving the movement, the book presents perspectives both from within and outside the Maoist movement illuminating its raison d'etre as also limitations. [He] sets the tone for the book in the introductory essay outlining arguments in favour of as also critical of Maoist violence. -- The Hindu, 11 November 2017 Author InformationAjay Gudavarthy is Assistant Professor at the Centre for Political Studies of Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Ajay Gudavarthy taught earlier as Assistant Professor at the National Law School of India University, Bangalore. He had been Visiting Fellow, Centre for Citizenship, Civil society and Rule of Law, University of Aberdeen in 2012. He was Visiting Faculty at Centre for Human Rights, University of Hyderabad in 2011 and Visiting Fellow, Goldsmith College, University of London in 2010. In 2008, he was Charles Wallace Visiting Fellow, the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London. His published works include Re-framing Democracy and Agency in India: Interrogating Political Society (edited, 2012) and Politics of Post-civil Society: Contemporary History of Political Movements in India (SAGE Publications, New Delhi, 2013). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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