TY - BOOK AU - Ghanshyam Shah, ed. TI - Social movements and the states: readings in Indian government and politics SN - 0761995145 U1 - 303.4840954 PY - 2002/// CY - New Delhi PB - Sage KW - Social movements-India KW - Social problems-India KW - India-Social conditions N2 - Based on these divisions, Professor Shah examines and reviews the literature concerning social movements in India from 1857 to the present. In the process he discusses the theoretical issues raised by various scholars while analysing major trends in different movements. In conclusion, he suggests areas for future research." "Proposing a logical classification of social movements in modern India, this book will be welcomed by social activists as well as by political scientists historians and sociologists. It will also be invaluable as a text in courses on social movements ER -