| The Partial Revolution: Labour, Social Movements and the Invisible Hand of Mao in Western Nepal Contributor(s): Hoffmann, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 1785337807 ISBN-13: 9781785337802 Publisher: Berghahn Books OUR PRICE: $128.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Communism, Post-communism & Socialism - Social Science | Social Classes & Economic Disparity |
| Dewey: 322.209 |
| LCCN: 2017050575 |
| Series: Dislocations |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.2" W x 9.1" (1.00 lbs) 232 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Located in the far-western Tarai region of Nepal, Kailali has been the site of dynamic social and political change in recent history. The Partial Revolution examines Kailali in the aftermath of Nepal's Maoist insurgency, critically examining the ways in which revolutionary political mobilization changes social relations--often unexpectedly clashing with the movement's ideological goals. Focusing primarily on the end of Kailali's feudal system of bonded labor, Hoffmann explores the connection between politics, labor, and Mao's legacy, documenting the impact of changing political contexts on labor relations among former debt-bonded laborers. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hoffmann, Michael: - Michael Hoffmann is a Senior Research Fellow at Humboldt University in Berlin. Previously, he worked as a post-doc fellow at the Institute for Cultural and Social Anthropology in Cologne and the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology in Halle Germany. He received his PhD in Anthropology from the London School of Economics and Political Sciences in 2012. |