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Toppling the First Ministry : Kerala, the CIA, and the struggle for social justice / by T. M. Thomas Isaac and Richard W. Franke.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublication details: . -Delhi : Akbar books , 2026Description: 300 pagesISBN:
  • 9789350029459
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 320.532 095 483 ISS/T
Contents:
CHAPTER 1. Introduction: A Lingering Mystery -- CHAPTER 2. Policing the Empire: The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency -- CHAPTER 3. How the Communists Came to Power in Kerala in 1957 -- CHAPTER 4. Reform within the Constitution: The Communist Ministry in Kerala, 1957-1959 -- CHAPTER 5. -- Ousting the Communist Government: A Fruitless Two Years and a New, More Violent Strategy for the Anticommunist Opposition -- CHAPTER 6. The Fateful Months of June and July 1959: The Anticommunist "Liberation Struggle" and Dismissal of the Government -- CHAPTER 7. Creating Anticommunist Hysteria: The Christian Anti-Communism Crusade and Moral Re-Armament -- CHAPTER 8. Through CIA Eyes: Information and Instructions for Toppling the Ministry -- CHAPTER 9. The Aftermath of the Dismissal of the EMS Ministry -- CHAPTER 10. Conclusions of the Study.
Summary: "Toppling the First Ministry, by T. M. Thomas Isaac and Richard W. Franke, tells the story of the CIA's covert operations against India's first Communist ministry. When Kerala, the south-west Indian coastal province, established its first Communist ministry in 1957, it immediately drew up a development schema rooted in plans to redistribute land and provide public education and healthcare to all. But as quickly as it began executing its vision, Kerala's efforts were disrupted by anti-communist agitation that succeeded in toppling the ministry with the help of the CIA. To this day, the CIA has not claimed any direct role in toppling Kerala's government"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-286) and index

CHAPTER 1. Introduction: A Lingering Mystery -- CHAPTER 2. Policing the Empire: The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency -- CHAPTER 3. How the Communists Came to Power in Kerala in 1957 -- CHAPTER 4. Reform within the Constitution: The Communist Ministry in Kerala, 1957-1959 -- CHAPTER 5. -- Ousting the Communist Government: A Fruitless Two Years and a New, More Violent Strategy for the Anticommunist Opposition -- CHAPTER 6. The Fateful Months of June and July 1959: The Anticommunist "Liberation Struggle" and Dismissal of the Government -- CHAPTER 7. Creating Anticommunist Hysteria: The Christian Anti-Communism Crusade and Moral Re-Armament -- CHAPTER 8. Through CIA Eyes: Information and Instructions for Toppling the Ministry -- CHAPTER 9. The Aftermath of the Dismissal of the EMS Ministry -- CHAPTER 10. Conclusions of the Study.

"Toppling the First Ministry, by T. M. Thomas Isaac and Richard W. Franke, tells the story of the CIA's covert operations against India's first Communist ministry. When Kerala, the south-west Indian coastal province, established its first Communist ministry in 1957, it immediately drew up a development schema rooted in plans to redistribute land and provide public education and healthcare to all. But as quickly as it began executing its vision, Kerala's efforts were disrupted by anti-communist agitation that succeeded in toppling the ministry with the help of the CIA. To this day, the CIA has not claimed any direct role in toppling Kerala's government"-- Provided by publisher.

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