ISBN:
9788132103974
,
8132103971
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (281 pages)
,
illustrations
Edition:
2nd and enl. ed.
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Shah, Ghanshyam Social movements in India
DDC:
303.4840954
Keywords:
Social movements India
;
Social movements
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE ; General
;
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY ; Social Scientists & Psychologists
;
Social conditions
;
Social movements
;
Sociale bewegingen
;
Soziale Bewegung
;
India Social conditions
;
India
;
Indien
;
India Social conditions
;
India
;
Indien
;
Electronic books
;
Electronic books
;
Biografie
Abstract:
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
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version record
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