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This book delves into the concept and definition of social movements from different perspectives with relevance to India. It offers critical insight into the fundamental and ongoing debates and treatises around the struggle for rights and welfare.

The book covers discussions on a wide range of movements varying in locus and spatial spreadfrom movements that highlight environmental issues to those that articulate the voices of women, Dalits, the queer community, persons with disabilities and farmers. It explores the origins of people's movements, what a collective is and how communities mobilise and organise. The authors also provide a history of the key social movements in India, examining the social, political and cultural contexts in which they were born and continue being relevant in contemporary India.

This revised and updated edition is an essential volume for students and researchers of social movement studies, sociology, political science and history, protest move

Social Movements in Contemporary India

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      Publisher Taylor & Francis
      Published 11 January 2024
      ISBN-13 9781032892009
      978-1032892009
      ISBN-10 1032892005
      Also in:
      Earth Sciences, Geography & Environment Regional geography

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      This book delves into the concept and definition of social movements from different perspectives with relevance to India. It offers critical insight into the fundamental and ongoing debates and treatises around the struggle for rights and welfare.

      The book covers discussions on a wide range of movements varying in locus and spatial spreadfrom movements that highlight environmental issues to those that articulate the voices of women, Dalits, the queer community, persons with disabilities and farmers. It explores the origins of people's movements, what a collective is and how communities mobilise and organise. The authors also provide a history of the key social movements in India, examining the social, political and cultural contexts in which they were born and continue being relevant in contemporary India.

      This revised and updated edition is an essential volume for students and researchers of social movement studies, sociology, political science and history, protest move

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