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Zusatztext Communism in India is a wide-ranging, deeply informed, insightful and personally engaged book. Bidyut Chakrabarty is a world-renowned expert on Indian communism who here explores the regional diversity, social foundations, varied efficacy, and decline of old communist parties at a time when neo-liberal economic policies have fostered the rise of Maoist movements in many parts of India. Informationen zum Autor Bidyut Chakrabarty is Professor of Political Science at Delhi University. Klappentext In Communism in India, Bidyut Chakrabarty, an expert on contemporary Indian political economy and social movements, presents a sweeping analysis of the changing nature of communist ideology over the past century in India. Zusammenfassung In Communism in India, Bidyut Chakrabarty, an expert on contemporary Indian political economy and social movements, presents a sweeping analysis of the changing nature of communist ideology over the past century in India. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface List of Abbreviations Introduction Part I Parliamentary Left in India Chapter 1: Parliamentary left in Tripura: a creative blending of ideology and organization prevailing over ethnic division Chapter 2: Parliamentary left in Kerala: a creative socio-political engineering of governance Chapter 3: Parliamentary left in West Bengal: organizational hegemony established through an ideological churning Chapter 4: Parliamentary left in West Bengal: a nemesis failing to re-kindle the old charm in globalizing India Part II Left-Wing-Extremism in India Chapter 5: Genesis of Maoism in India Chapter 6: The Maoist blueprint for future India Chapter 7: Maoism: a utopia or 'Jacobean' reign of terror? Conclusion Appendix: Party Constitution of the Communist Party of India (Maoist) Notes Bibliographical Notes with Select Bibliography Index
