Social Movements Transformative Shifts and Turning Points

This volume throws light on different dimensions of social movements, especially in the South Asian context, including aspects such as dissent and politics, 'primitiveness' of capitalism and the capital-labour conflict, language usage, difference feminism, counterinsurgency, micro-movements, and the role of internet-based networks.

About the author

Savyasaachi is Professor, Department of Sociology, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.
Ravi Kumar is Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, South Asian University, New Delhi.

Summary

This volume throws light on different dimensions of social movements, especially in the South Asian context, including aspects such as dissent and politics, ‘primitiveness’ of capitalism and the capital–labour conflict, language usage, difference feminism, counterinsurgency, micro-movements, and the role of internet-based networks.

Product details

• Authors: Ravi (Department of Sociology Savyasaachi Kumar, Jamia Millia Savyasaachi (Department of Sociology, (EDT)/ Kumar Savyasaachi, Ravi Savyasaachi Kumar
• Assisted by: Jamia Millia Islamia Savyasaachi (Department of Sociology (Editor), Ravi (Jamia Millia Islamia University Kumar (Editor), Kumar Ravi (Editor), Savyasaachi (Editor), Ravi Kumar (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 03.06.2014
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics
• EAN: 9780415717366
• ISBN: 978-0-415-71736-6
• Pages: 388
• Series: Social Movements and Transform; Social Movements and Transform; Social Movements and Transformative Dissent
• Subjects: Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Economics, Asia, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Political science & theory, Political science and theory, Environmental Justice, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, Participatory Democracy, grassroots activism, class inequality, neoliberal critique, gendered resistance, transformative social change movements