In the shadows of the Maoist revolution
On the role of the 'People's War' in facilitating the occupation of symbolic space in Western Nepal
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2360985 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael Peter Hoffmann (0000-0001-5003-5138, Institute for Social and Cultural Anthropology and Global South Studies Centre at the University of Cologne, Germany, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 389-406 |
| Publication date | 2015-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Critique of Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0308-275X • E-ISSN: 1460-3721 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0308275x15597308 |
| OpenAlex | W2268047011 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 23 |
This article highlights the contribution of the Nepalese Maoist Movement in the dynamics of claiming symbolic space by formerly bonded labourers (freed Kamaiya) during the Nepalese Maoist revolution. In Nepal, the appropriation of symbolic space by marginalized groups throughout the revolutionary period remains in the shadows of the grand event of the Maoist revolution. Focusing on an urban municipality in Kailali district, in the far-western lowlands of Nepal, the article examines how the changing balances of power brought about by the revolutionary Maoist Movement allowed a group of formerly bonded labourers to squat and claim the land of a public airport. The article then addresses the question of whether and how the act of urban capture has benefitted the formerly bonded labourers, and what sorts of community politics emerged in the squatter camps where they settled. It is argued that the changes brought about by the revolutionary context improved the conditions that the formerly debt-bonded labourers encounter at workplaces but also led to the formation of a new political elite within the squatters community. The article contributes to an understanding of the complexities of political mobilization in revolutionary Nepal and the resulting consequences
Appropriation · Archaeology · Context (archaeology · Elite · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Sociology · Anthropological Studies and Insights · China's Global Influence and Migration · Gender Studies · History · Law · Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nepal
Himalayan 'People's War'
Footloose Labour
Making Revolution
Un-civil Society
Weapons of the Weak
Resistance and Revolution in China
Beyond “Culture”
Many Tongues, One People
Un-civil society
Two Cheers for Anarchism
Spaces of Contention
From ancestral conflicts to local empowerment
Windows into a revolution
The formation of political consciousness in rural Nepal
Terror in a Maoist Model village, mid-western Nepal
Red salute at work
No end to Nepal's Maoist rebellion
The making of a political stronghold
Revolution and reaction in the Himalayas
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,7 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2023 (8) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |