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020 _a9780143103691
040 _cCUS
082 _a920
_bMEH/B
100 _aMehrotra, Deepti Priya
245 _aBurning bright : Irom Sharmila and the struggle for peace in Manipur /
_cDeepti Priya Mehrotra
300 _a219 p., [8] p. of plates :
_bill. (chiefly col.) ;
_c21 cm.
505 _aMurder of innocents -- The making of an activist -- Growing years -- Inheritance: ancient glory -- Grandma's tale and woman's war -- Flaming torches -- Insurgency -- AFSPA, the unlawful law -- 'Habitual offender' -- Redefining development -- Women's solidarity: movement against rape -- Body politics: two unique protests -- Soul-force and non-violence -- Civil Disobedience and democratic dissent -- Widening circles: flight to Delhi -- Solitary confinement -- A pure activist for human rights -- Solidarity: the power of the powerless -- The road to peace -- Miles to go -- Epilgoue: inside the labyrinth
650 _aIrom Sharmila, 1972-
_zManipur, India
_xPacifists
_xBiography
650 _aHuman Rights Workers
_zManipur, India
_xBiography
650 _aAbuse of Administrative Power
_xArmed Forces
_zManipur, India
650 _aPeace-building
_zManipur, India
942 _cL2C2
999 _c5083
_d5083