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Social Movements in India
A Review of Literature

Second Edition
  • Ghanshyam Shah - Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences, Wassenaar
October 2014 | 280 pages | SAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd
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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 suggests areas for future research.

Proposing a logical classification of social movements in modern India, this book will be widely welcomed by social activists as well as by political scientists, historians and sociologists. It will also be invaluable as a text in courses on social movements.
 
Preface
 
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
 
Index

The book…presents a scientific analysis of 10 social movements including peasant, tribal, dalit, backward class, women, student, industrial workers, middle class, human rights and environment movements in India. Each chapter of the book is followed by a comprehensive bibliography which may be useful for researchers working in the area of social movements. The concluding chapter of the book provides deep insight into the research gaps in the study of social movements…. Various aspects of peasant movements in India have been examined in detail…. The work is perhaps the best reference book for researchers working on the various aspects of social movements in India.

 
The Resurging India

Professor Shah deserves to be richly congratulated on his painstaking intellectual effort in giving us this invaluable reference tool.

The Deccan Herald

...an important contribution to the understanding of social movements in India.

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