The Naxalites and their Ideology
Rabindra Ray
Oxford University Press, 2002
Rs 250

This second edition of a comprehensive sociological analysis of the Naxal movement situates itself within the contexts of Bengali society, strains of Indian communism and the peasantry. It distinguishes between the movement's ideological position and its actions, relating Naxal ideology to Nietzsche's philosophical tradition of Nihilism. The author presents a vivid portrayal of the social and cultural heritage of Naxalism.