Red Bengal's Rise and Fall

Author(s)
Primary author
Publisher
New Left Review
Place of Publication
London
Date of Publication
July/August 2011
Number of Pages
30
Classification
III World capitalism, capitalist society and the left movements; socialist movements in general | J Workers´ movement, left movement, socialist movement | A Collected works
Notes
After the CPM's ejection from office in Calcutta, how to explain the remarkable longevity of its rule and causes of its eventual downfall? Kheya Bag surveys the record of its three decades in power, and the mechanisms that sustained - and subverted - the party's hold on the state.
Copy Number
1
Identifier
NLR70
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