Social movements in India: a review of the literature
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Main Author: Shah, Ghanshyam (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New Delhi Sage Publications 2004
Edition:2nd and enl. ed
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Introduction -- Peasant movements -- Tribal movements -- Dalit movements -- Backward caste/class movements -- Women's movements -- Industrial working class movements -- Students' movements -- Middle class movements -- Human rights and environmental movements -- Conclusions and future research
Social movements primarily take the form of non-institutionalised collective political action which strive for political and/or social change. While India has witnessed many such movements over the centuries, it is only recently that scholars have begun to study them in depth. This thoroughly revised and updated version of a seminal book critically examines and reviews the literature concerning social movements in India from 1857 to the present. In the process he discusses the theoretical issues raised by various scholars while analysing major trends in different movements. In conclusion, he s
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (281 pages)
ISBN:0761998330
0761998349
8132103971
9780761998334
9780761998341
9788132103974

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