Table of Contents

Part 1: Introduction 1. Evolution and Growth of the Maoist insurgency in Nepal Mahendra Lawoti Part 2: Agency, Ideology, Organization and Support 2. Recruiting Rebels: Indoctrination and Political Education in Nepal Kristine Eck 3. Catchy Melodies and Clenched Fists: Performance as Politics in Maoist Cultural Programs Monica Mottin 4. The Repertoire of Scientific Organization: Ideology, Ideology and the Maoist Student Union Amanda Snellinger 5. Between Clientelistic Dependency and Liberal Market Economy: Rural Support for Maoist Insurgency in Nepal Madhav Joshi Part 3: Revolutionary Governance 6. Political Change and Cultural Revolution in a Maoist Model Village, Mid-Western Nepal Marie Lecomte-Tiouline Part 4: Ethnic Dimension 7. Ethnic Dimensions of the Maoist Insurgencies: Indigenous Groups' Participation and Insurgency Trajectories in Nepal, Peru and India Mahendra Lawoti 8. Maoist-Madhesi Dynamics and Nepal’s Peace Process Pramod Kantha Part 5: Military and State Dimension 9. Military Dimensions of the "People’s War": Insurgency and Counterinsurgency in Nepal Ashok Kumar Mehta and Mahendra Lawoti 10. Unequal Rebellions: The Continuum of "People’s War" in Nepal and India Anup Pahari Part 6: External Dimension 11. External Engagement in Nepal’s Armed Conflict Bishnu Raj Upreti Part 7: Identifying the Causes 12. An Assessment of the Causes of Conflict in Nepal Bishwa Nath Tiwari 13. The Maoist Insurgency and the Political Economy of Violence Avidit Acharya Part 8: After the War 14. Bullets, Ballots, and Bounty: Maoist Electoral Victory in Nepal Mahendra Lawoti 15. Violent Conflict and Change: Costs and Benefits of the Maoist Rebellion in Nepal Mahendra Lawoti and Anup Pahari

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