Protest in Democratic India - Authority''s Response to Challenge

List of contents

Acknowledgments--1.Introduction: The Struggle for Legitimacy--PART 1 - THE SRIKAKULAM NAXALITE MOVEMENT--Introduction to Part 1--2 The Development of Tribal Poverty--3 The Early Girijan Movement--4 The Naxalite Movement in Srikakulam--5 After the Armed Struggle: Continuing Suppression of the--Naxalites--6 Government Recognizes the Legitimacy Crisis--Conclusion to Part 1--PART 2 - THE MAHARASHTRA MOVEMENTS: SHRAMIK SANGHATANA AND BHOOMI SENA--Introduction to Part 2--7 The Development of Tribal Poverty in Maharashtra--8 The Development and Organization of Shramik--Sanghatana and Bhoomi Sena--9 State and Movement Interactions: Issues of Tribal--Landlessness--10 State and Movement Interactions: Work and Wages--Conclusion to Part 2--11 Conclusion: Protest's Challenge--Appendix A--Glossary--Bibliography.

Summary

This book explores radical challenges to Indian governments' legitimacy and power and the responses of the Indian state and central governments to those challenges. It focuses on the power of newly developing decentralized movements to challenge the legitimacy of the Indian mode of governing.

Product details

• Authors: Leslie J Calman, Leslie J. Calman
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780367284558
• ISBN: 978-0-367-28455-8
• No. of pages: 258
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Ethnic Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Social & cultural history, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Radicalism, India, Political structures: democracy, Social and cultural history, Demonstrations & protest movements, Black & Asian Studies, Political activism / Political engagement, HISTORY / Asia / South / General