The protest movements of different types and nature sometimes recede within absorbable time and scale without much challenge to the unity, integrity and existence of the system. But some protests, in course of time assume much higher scale and operational area posing substantial threat to the existence and functioning of the political system. The present volume is a modest attempt to explore the various aspects and dimensions of protest movements in India along ...
The present volume, basically an anthology, consists of eight chapters, some of which are the revised version of the research articles published in national journals. The first chapter is the introduction of the volume that sets the tune of the book by highlighting the evolution of Indian 'state' and making an assessment of the different theoretical perspectives that have been suggested for the analysis of Indian state and politics. Chapter second marks an ...