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REBEL BASTAR : History, Maoism And The Search For Answers In Indias Heartland (Record no. 199124)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9789357313179
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Terms of availability Purchased
Note Modern Book Centre,GAndhari Amman Kocil Road,Trivandrum
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Language code of text/sound track or separate title English
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 954.33
Item number SHA/RE
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Shantanu Nandan Sharma
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Title REBEL BASTAR : History, Maoism And The Search For Answers In Indias Heartland
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Edition statement 1
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Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Hachette India
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2026/01/01
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Size of unit 312
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General note IN MARCH 2026, THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DECLARED THE MAOIST INSURGENCY AS EFFECTIVELY DEFEATED. BUT A QUESTION LINGERS STILL: WHY DID A FOREIGN IDEOLOGY FIND A HAVEN IN BASTAR FOR OVER FOUR DECADES TO BEGIN WITH?Senior journalist Shantanu Nandan Sharma maps the deeper history of a gravely misunderstood region, which for centuries has stood at the intersection of uneven state presence and popular resistance. Bastar first unfolded for him in the aftermath of India’s 2016 demonetization, when newly issued currency notes surfaced deep inside the insurgent-held territory. In the successive years covering the wooded pocket, Sharma’s findings challenged the familiar narratives of the Red Corridor, underscoring the land’s millennia-long turbulent past.We move from human sacrifices in Dantewada to British-sponsored incursions into Bastar’s forests and kingdoms for teak wood and minerals, from a tribal uprising led by a tragic, beloved prince to developmental failures and the gradual rise of Maoist influence. Steadily, Naxalism surfaces as a recent chapter in a much longer history of contestation and administrative mistrust.Rich in reportage and historical insight, Rebel Bastar examines how armed movements in India’s heartland embedded within its tight indigenous societies, why they endured and whether their decline is only conditional.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Central India
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Chhattisgarh--Bastar
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Koha item type Lending
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Withdrawn status Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Collection code Home library Current library Shelving location Date acquired Source of acquisition Cost, normal purchase price Inventory number Total Checkouts Full call number Barcode Checked out Date last seen Date last checked out Price effective from Koha item type
    Dewey Decimal Classification     Non-fiction Ernakulam Public Library Ernakulam Public Library General Stacks 2026-09-07 Purchased 799.00 MBC/0205/2026,2026/09/03 1 954.33 SHA/RE E1103163 2026-09-25 2026-09-11 2026-09-11 2026-09-07 Lending