Agrarian Movements in India: Studies on 20th Century BiharArvind N. Das First published in 1982. In this volume we present a collection of original papers, edited by Arvind N. Das, on agrarian movements in the populous Indian state of Bihar. These movements are traced from the early twentieth century through to the Naxalite activity of the recent past; their content and the forces which gave rise to them are examined; and the response of the state -- both the colonial state and the post-colonial state -- is identified. Believed to be a significant contribution to the literature on agrarian movements, which should be of considerable value to both specialists on India and to those with a more general interest in the agrarian question. |
Contents
AGRARIAN MOVEMENTS IN BIHAR Nirmal Sengupta | 15 |
AGRICULTURAL LABOURERS AND PEASANT | 88 |
REPORTS | 119 |
CLASS WAR NOT ATROCITIES | 148 |
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