Peasant movements in post-colonial India : dynamics of mobilization and identity

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Peasant movements in post-colonial India : dynamics of mobilization and identity

Debal K. SinghaRoy

Sage Publications, 2004

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [246]-261) and index

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The central concern of this book is to examine in a comparative framework, the ways in which grassroots mobilizations transform and institutionalize themselves, forge new collective identities and articulate new strategies for survival and resistance. Debal K SinghaRoy focuses on three major radical movements-Tebhaga and Naxalite in West Bengal and Telangana in Andhra Pradesh. Based on empirical data and supported by a wide range of secondary sources, the author argues that as spontaneous expressions of discontent against oppression, domination and marginalization turn into institutionalized movements, the space for radical challenge shrinks. As exemplified in West Bengal, the co-option of peasant movements by the state has largely stifled the scope for radical action. In Andhra Pradesh, on the other hand, the relative independence of the grassroots mobilization process has allowed the peasantry to exercise multiple options for collective action.

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Preface Towards a Conceptual Framework Radical Peasant Movements: An Interface with History Peasantry in the Emerging Agrarian Social Structure Contemporary Peasant Movements: An Account from Within Trends of Mobilization: From Radicalization to Institutionalization Domination, Dependency and Discontent: Peasant Praxis for New Identity and Autonomy Bibliography Index

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