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This book offers a comprehensive analysis of Nepal s political and social transformations from the formation of the state in 1769 to the abolition of the monarchy and the subsequent developments of the twenty-first century. Drawing on a Marxist methodological framework, it situates Nepal s historical trajectory within the interplay of state power, class relations, and social hierarchies. The study explores the enduring influence of Hinduism on Nepalese society, the dynamics of caste and ethnicity, and the patriarchal structures that have shaped social relations. It also examines the evolution of the Nepalese communist movement and its capacity to articulate the contradictions of a society marked by ethnicism, caste stratification, and regional inequalities. By integrating political history with economic and sociological analysis, the book illuminates the structural crises that culminated in the collapse of the monarchy and the emergence of a new political order. Ideal for scholars and students of South Asian studies, political sociology, and postcolonial history, this work provides an interdisciplinary perspective on Nepal s complex social formation and its position within the broader geopolitics of the Indian subcontinent.
1. Introduction.- 2. From the formation of the Nepalese state to the fall of the Rana (1769-1951).- 3. From the fall of the Rana to the Panchayat system (1951-1960).- 4. From the Panchayat system to the 1980 referendum (1960-1980).- 5. From the referendum to parliamentary democracy (1980-1990).- 6. From parliamentary democracy to civil war (1990-1996).- 7. Social causes of the civil war.- 8. From civil war to the end of the monarchy and Constituent Assembly elections (1996 - 2008).- 9. After the fall of the Monarchy.- 10. General conclusion.
Spyros Sakellaropoulos is a Professor in the Department of Social Policy at Panteion University of Social and Political Science, Greece.
