Armed militias of South Asia : fundamentalists, Maoists and separatists /
Laurent Gayer, Christophe Jaffrelot, editors ; translated by Cynthia Schoch, Gregory Elliott and Roger Leverdier.
- New York : Columbia University Press, c2009.
- xiv, 276 p. : maps ; 20 cm.
- The comparative politics and international studies series .
- CERI series in comparative politics and international studies. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Naxalism in Bihar : from bullet to ballot / Nicolas Jaoul -- Maoism and the ethnic factor in the Nepalese People's War / Gilles Boquérat -- Fighting with ideas : Maoist and popular conceptions of the Nepalese People's War / Marie Lecomte-Tillouine -- The LTTE : a national liberation and oppression movement / Chris Smith -- Burma's militias : between insurgency and maintaining order / Renaud Egreteau -- A patron-client perspective on militia-state relations : the case of the Hizb-ul-Mujahidin of Kashmir / Amélie Blom -- The SSP : herald of militant Sunni Islam in Pakistan / Mariam Abou Zahab -- The Islamist militias of Bangladesh : symptoms of a weak state? / Jérémie Codron -- The militias of Hindutva : communal violence, terrorism and cultural policing / Christophe Jaffrelot -- The Khalistan militias : servants and users of the state / Laurent Gayer.
9780231701105 (alk. paper) 0231701101 (alk. paper) 9781850659778
2009024418
Political violence--Social aspects--South Asia.
Militia movements--South Asia.
Nationalism--Religious aspects.
Ethnic conflict--South Asia.
HN670.3.Z9 / V566513 2009
303.620954 / ARM
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Naxalism in Bihar : from bullet to ballot / Nicolas Jaoul -- Maoism and the ethnic factor in the Nepalese People's War / Gilles Boquérat -- Fighting with ideas : Maoist and popular conceptions of the Nepalese People's War / Marie Lecomte-Tillouine -- The LTTE : a national liberation and oppression movement / Chris Smith -- Burma's militias : between insurgency and maintaining order / Renaud Egreteau -- A patron-client perspective on militia-state relations : the case of the Hizb-ul-Mujahidin of Kashmir / Amélie Blom -- The SSP : herald of militant Sunni Islam in Pakistan / Mariam Abou Zahab -- The Islamist militias of Bangladesh : symptoms of a weak state? / Jérémie Codron -- The militias of Hindutva : communal violence, terrorism and cultural policing / Christophe Jaffrelot -- The Khalistan militias : servants and users of the state / Laurent Gayer.
9780231701105 (alk. paper) 0231701101 (alk. paper) 9781850659778
2009024418
Political violence--Social aspects--South Asia.
Militia movements--South Asia.
Nationalism--Religious aspects.
Ethnic conflict--South Asia.
HN670.3.Z9 / V566513 2009
303.620954 / ARM