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Suicide protest in South Asia : consumed by commitment / Simanti Lahiri

Lahiri, Simanti

1. publ.

London [u.a.] : Routledge, 2014

XIII, 167 S : graph. Darst

Englisch

Includes bibliographical references and index

Archivierung/Langzeitarchivierung gewährleistet (Rechtsgrundlage SSG). Univ. Heidelberg, CATS, Südasi

978-0-415-82099-8 (hardback)

978-1-315-81398-1 (ISBN der parallelen Ausgabe im Fernzugriff)

2013034758

OCoLC: 879371555     

LB 42375      Ähnliche Literatur

HN670.3.M6

303.48/4

Basisklassifikation: 89.62 (Politische Bewegungen) ; 89.58 (Politische Gewalt) ; 15.77 (Indischer Subkontinent) <Geschichte>

SSG-Nummer(n): 3,6; 6,24

*Südasien ; Politischer Protest ; Suizid      Zum Register

LOC-SH: Protest movements -- South Asia ; Suicide -- Political aspects -- South Asia ; Social movements -- South Asia ; South Asia -- Politics and government ; South Asia -- Social codnitions

Südasien ; Politischer Protest ; Selbstmord

"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 the twentieth century, including the use of fasting to the death, self-immolation, and deliberate drowning. Focussing on the success or failure or a particular action relevant to the movement's broader mobilization strategy, the author examines the internal impact this has on the movement and the mechanisms by which suicide as a form of protest evolves. Providing a unique contribution to the field of comparative politics, political violence and social movement studies this book will be of interest to scholars working on political science, sociology and South Asian studies"--