Social Movements in India: Poverty, Power, and Politics (Asia/Pacific/Perspectives) by Patrick Heller, Raka Ray, Mary Fainsod Katzenstein, Gail Omvedt, Ron Herring, Mary John, Amita Baviskar, Gopal Guru, Anuradha Chakravarty, Tanika Sarkar, Neema Kudva, Vivek Chibber

Social Movements in India: Poverty, Power, and Politics (Asia/Pacific/Perspectives)

Patrick Heller, Raka Ray, Mary Fainsod Katzenstein, Gail Omvedt, Ron Herring, Mary John, Amita Baviskar, Gopal Guru, Anuradha Chakravarty, Tanika Sarkar, Neema Kudva, Vivek Chibber

320 pages first pub 2005 (editions)

challenging informative medium-paced

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Social movements have played a vital role in Indian politics since well before the inception of India as a new nation in 1947. During the Nehruvian era, from Independence to Nehru's death in 1964, poverty alleviation was a foundational standard ag...

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