Confronting the state : ULFA's quest for sovereignty /

Confronting the State: ULFA's Quest for Sovereignty examines the complex nuances and dynamics that make ULFA (United Liberation Front of Assam) a formidable insurgent group in India. It argues that to understand the phenomenon of insurgency, one has to understand the genesis of conflict between...

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Main Author: Mahanta, Nani Gopal
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New Delhi : SAGE Publications, 2013.
Series:Sage studies on India's north east.
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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • From Nationalism to Secessionism : Transformation of Assamese Identity
  • Assam Movement : Laying the Foundation of an Armed Struggle
  • Periodising ULFA's Metamorphosis : From Liberator to War Lord
  • Parag Das : The Ideologue
  • "ULFOcide," State Terror and Truncated Democracy
  • What keeps ULFA Going : Endogenous and Exogenous Factors
  • What Sustains ULFA?
  • ULFA in International Network : From Grievances to Greed
  • Peace Process with ULFA, Civil Society and the Indian State
  • Confronting the State : Exploring Ways for Sustainable Peace
  • Re-visiting Immigration and Identity : Issues of Human Security, Development and Sustainable Peace.