Contents: Introduction by Chairman Prachandra Unified CPN (Maoist). Acknowledgement. Map of Nepal. 1. Tradition of Uprising. 2. Emergence of CPN (Maoist). 3. Why an armed struggle. 4. Preparations. 5. Initiation. 6. Military strategies and Tactics. 7. Women’s participation. 8. Roots of the people’s state. 9. Measures of state repression. 10. Sister organisations. 11. Cultural dimension. 12. Communication and publicity. 13. Dialogues. 14. Ideological development process. 15. Foreign assistance against people’s war. 16. Reasons for the success. 17. Peace agreement. 18. After 10 years of people’s War. Appendices (Major Events of the People’s War). References and general reading. Abbreviations. List of photographs.

Maoist People’s War is the most revolutionary event in the history of Nepal that brought a number of significant changes in the Nepalese society. It not only exposed the hidden social contradictions but also brought out comprehensive solution to the problems. The revolution, with the involvement of the oppressed people for centuries, brought historic change that marked the end of one era and the beginning of the new one.

A number of historic events of People’s war have been recorded. The events are the facts of revolution. The turbulence of people’s War did not only remain local or national matter. It was the ray of hope for the oppressed, the suppressed and the marginalized people around the world. It terrorized the reactionaries and oppressors across the globe.

The vivid account of the people’s war presented in Ten years of Upheaval will assist the readers to analyse the armed struggle in informed and objective manner. This book is the first analytical work on people’s war presented in chronological manner.