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This article takes a look at the idea of class love in Nepal's early communist songs and some Maoist songs of today, contrasting the different ideologies' approaches to the concept.

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This article addresses a perennial problem in leftist practice: class as the preeminent problem vs identity politics, or the issue of intersectionality. It shows how some Nepali artists have addressed this issue in their songs and music videos.

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This page is a summary of: Class Love and the Unfinished Transformation of Social Hierarchy in Nepali Communist Songs, April 2013, British Academy,
DOI: 10.5871/bacad/9780197265390.003.0019.
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