ISBN:
9780415820998
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (183 p)
Series Statement:
Routledge Advances in South Asian Studies
Parallel Title:
Print version Suicide Protest in South Asia : Consumed by Commitment
DDC:
303.48/4
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
The radical act of suicide protest is undertaken by social movement participants in order to demand a particular previously articulated political outcome. This book examines the history and impact of suicide protest, which has been increasingly used as a protest tactic since World War II, adding to a growing area of research on the ability of certain actions to impact policy in favour of movement goals.The book offers a combination of historical and contemporary cases analysis from South Asia, where different iterations of this tactic have been used extensively throughout the latter half of th
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 Gandhi and the development of suicide protest in India; 3 Successful suicide: Potti Sriramulu and the question of Andhra; 4 Short-term success: the Narmada Bachao Andolan; 5 Failure of the tactic: the Anti-Reservation Movement; 6 The tactical approach and suicide bombing in Sri Lanka; 7 Suicide protest from a global perspective; 8 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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