Contents: Preface.Introduction.1.The Rise of Gorkha. 2.The Expansion and Consolidation of the Gorkhali State. 3.The Post-War Gorkhali State. 4.The Regime of Jung Bahadur Rana. 5.The Consolidation of the Rana Regime. 6.Late Rana Rule. 7.Rural Unrest in the 1950s. 8.Rural Unrest in the 1960s. 9.Rural Unrest in the 1970s. 10.Rural Unrest in the 1980s. 11.Rural Unrest in the 1990s. 12.Tharu Movements. 13.Towards the People's War. References & Bibliography. Index.