Tribal Guerrillas: The Santals of West Bengal and the Naxalite Movement [1 ed.] 0195619382, 9780195619386

In this ground-breaking study, based on valuable field data, Edward Duyker examines the historical roots of the Santal p

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Table of contents :
Title Page
Contents
List of Tables
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Glossary of Terms
Introduction
PART I: MODERNIZATION AND THE SANTALS
CHAPTER 1: The Early History of the Santals
CHAPTER 2: The Early History of the Santals
CHAPTER 3: Contradictions in the Green Revolution
PART II: THE NAXALITE RURAL CAMPAIGN IN WEST BENGAL
CHAPTER 4: The Naxalbari Uprising: 1967
CHAPTER 5: The Midnapore Uprising: 1969-70
CHAPTER 6: The Birbhum Uprising: 1970-71
PART III: NAXALISM AND THE SANTALS
CHAPTER 7: The Vanguard
CHAPTER 8: Naxalism and Santal Cultural Rationalizations
CHAPTER 9: Inter-Tribal and Inter-Caste Response
CHAPTER 10: Epilogue
CHAPTER 11: Conclusion
Some Ethnographic Notes on the Santals
Programme of the Communist Party of India
Bibliography

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