Armed militias of South Asia : fundamentalists, Maoists and separatists / Laurent Gayer, Christophe Jaffrelot, editors ; translated by Cynthia Schoch, Gregory Elliott and Roger Leverdier.

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English
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New York : Columbia University Press, [2009], ©2009.
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xiv, 276 pages : maps ; 23 cm

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    "A conventional interstate warhas not menaced the Indian subcontinent for more than a decade. Nevertheless, the region has seen its share of terrorism, civil war, military repression, and guerrilla violence, in which armed paramilitary militias and insurgents commit terrible crimes against civilians and the state. For those who hope to understand the ideologies driving these groups, as well as their social organizations and strategies, Laurent Gayer and Christophe Jaffrelot have assembled leading theorists and experts on the politics of South Asia and Myanmar to create a comprehensive text for analytical and comparative study." "Shedding light on the deep complexities of these troubling partnerships, Armed Militias of South Asia critically guides readers through the conflicts of Kashmir, Punjab, Sri Lanka, and other violent hotspots across the subcontinent."--BOOK JACKET.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents
    • Introduction / Laurent Gayer and Christophe Jaffrelot
    • 1. Naxalism in Bihar: From Bullet to Ballot / Nicolas Jaoul
    • 2. Maoism and the Ethnic Factor in the Nepalese People's War / Gilles Boquerat
    • 3. Fighting with Ideas: Maoist and Popular Conceptions of the Nepalese People's War / Marie Lecomte-Tilouine
    • 4. The LTTE:A National Liberation and Oppression Movement / Chris Smith
    • 5. Burma's Militias: Between Insurgency and Maintaining Order / Renaud Egreteau
    • 6. A Patron-Client Perspective on Militia-State Relations: The Case of the Hizb-ul-Mujahidin of Kashmir / Amelie Blom
    • 7. The SSP: Herald of Militant Sunni Islam in Pakistan / Mariam Abou Zahab
    • 8. The Islamist Militias of Bangladesh: Symptoms of a Weak State? / Jeremie Codron
    • 9. The Militias of Hindutva: Communal Violence, Terrorism and Cultural Policing / Christophe Jaffrelot
    • 10. The Khalistan Militias: Servants and Users of the State / Laurent Gayer
    • Conclusion / Laurent Gayer and Christophe Jaffrelot.
    ISBN
    • 9780231701105 (alk. paper)
    • 0231701101 (alk. paper)
    LCCN
    2009024418
    OCLC
    320799262
    RCP
    C - S
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