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Maoism: A Critique from the Left
What is 'Maoism'?
What are its roots, and who are the forces waging a war in its name?
The Indian Prime Minister characterizes them as our greatest internal security threat. The Maoists, on the other hand, claim they are the only revolutionary force in India today.
The debate in India seems polarized between the hardline advocates of a military response to leftwing extremism on the one hand, and those who sympathize with the Maoists on the other. There is need, however, to look at the roots and origins of left sectarianism and critique it from a Marxist standpoint.
In articulating a Left critique of 'Maoism', this book adds a crucial dimension to the ongoing debate in India.
What are its roots, and who are the forces waging a war in its name?
The Indian Prime Minister characterizes them as our greatest internal security threat. The Maoists, on the other hand, claim they are the only revolutionary force in India today.
The debate in India seems polarized between the hardline advocates of a military response to leftwing extremism on the one hand, and those who sympathize with the Maoists on the other. There is need, however, to look at the roots and origins of left sectarianism and critique it from a Marxist standpoint.
In articulating a Left critique of 'Maoism', this book adds a crucial dimension to the ongoing debate in India.
120 pages, Paperback
First published May 1, 2010
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April 28, 2015
the three essays 1) rehearse lenin's arguments against ultra-left errors, 2) critique the analysis of India put forward by the CPI-Maoist (it concentrates mainly on the analysis presented in the 70s though) and 3) review the history of maoist insurgencies in the philippines and peru, negatively. pretty good as far as it goes. it doesnt really discuss the indian example concretely, or get into the history of the interaction between the parliamentary and extra parliamentary left. its more abstract. and at that level it seems to make sense. in particular, the criticism of the cpi-maoist's characterization of india's economy and state seem pretty accurate.
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