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Drawing on long-term fieldwork in the former Maoist heartland of Nepal, this book explores how the Maoist conflict transformed Nepali society between 19962006. It demonstrates how the everyday became a primary site of revolution in Nepal during the war and how people adopted previously transgressive practices and recreated their lives.

Table of Contents
List of figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Thabang: from remote village to revolutionary myth; 2. The moral economy of war: the making of the base area; 3. Becoming Maoist in a time of insurgency; 4. The marital economy of war: reconfiguring kinship loyalties and conjugality; 5. Remaking the tribe: 'a farewell to bad traditions'; 6. Subverting the 'sacred cow': when beef becomes edible; 7. When all castes become one: transgressing caste boundaries during war; 8. When gods return to their homeland in the Himalayas: Maoism, religion, and change; Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.

Maoist Peoples War and the Revolution of Everyday Life in Nepal

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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Drawing on long-term fieldwork in the former Maoist heartland of Nepal, this book explores how the Maoist conflict transformed Nepali society between 19962006. It demonstrates how the everyday became a primary site of revolution in Nepal during the war and how people adopted previously transgressive practices and recreated their lives.

      Table of Contents
      List of figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Thabang: from remote village to revolutionary myth; 2. The moral economy of war: the making of the base area; 3. Becoming Maoist in a time of insurgency; 4. The marital economy of war: reconfiguring kinship loyalties and conjugality; 5. Remaking the tribe: 'a farewell to bad traditions'; 6. Subverting the 'sacred cow': when beef becomes edible; 7. When all castes become one: transgressing caste boundaries during war; 8. When gods return to their homeland in the Himalayas: Maoism, religion, and change; Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.

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