A Kingdom Under Siege: Nepal's Maoist Insurgency, 1996 - 2003
Deepak Thapa with Bandita Sijapati
The Printhouse, 2003
Rs 350

This is an authoritative and comprehensive overview of Nepal's Maoist insurgency. It describes how the state's neglect combined with political instability and the growth of radical left politics in mid-western Nepal led to a build up of tensions that was unleashed in the 'people's war'. The author concludes, the only way to bring in peace is to build a state that attends equally to all of Nepal's people.