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Social movements in India : a review of the literature /

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 revise...

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Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. Verfasser: Shah, Ghanshyam
Format: Printed Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks : Sage Publications, c2006.
Ausgabe:2nd and enlarged ed.
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Online Zugang:http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0411/2003025405.html
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0657/2003025405-d.html
Inhaltsangabe:
  • 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.