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Left Radical Politics in India
Series: Routledge Studies in South Asian Politics
Communism continues to remain a meaningful alternative ideological discourse in India. Set in motion in the 1920s with the formation of the communist party of India, the communist movement manifested itself differently in different phases of India’s political history. This book is about the left...
To Be Published February 27th 2014 by Routledge
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Maoism in India
Reincarnation of Ultra-Left Wing Extremism in the Twenty-First Century
Series: Routledge Contemporary South Asia Series
The rise of Maoism as one of the organized political movement in India is the outcome of a historical situation. Both colonialism and the failure of the Indian state to implement land reforms more stringently in the aftermath of independence resulted in terrible sufferings of the marginalized, land...
Published February 20th 2012 by Routledge
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Corporate Social Responsibility in India
Series: Routledge Contemporary South Asia Series
Presenting an analysis of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in India, this book looks at the unique roots of the concept in India. It examines Gandhi’s philosophical moorings that inform India’s approach to CSR, and the role of civil society in setting an agenda for championing the rights of...
Published June 26th 2011 by Routledge
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Indian Politics and Society since Independence
Events, Processes and Ideology
Focusing on politics and society in India, this book explores new areas enmeshed in the complex social, economic and political processes in the country. Linking the structural characteristics with the broader sociological context, the book emphasizes the strong influence of sociological issues on...
Published May 1st 2008 by Routledge
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Social and Political Thought of Mahatma Gandhi
Series: Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought
During his campaign against racism in South Africa, and his involvement in the Congress-led nationalist struggle against British colonial rule in India, Mahatma Gandhi developed a new form of political struggle based on the idea of satyagraha, or non-violent protest. He ushered in a new era of...
Published October 5th 2005 by Routledge
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The Partition of Bengal and Assam, 1932-1947
Contour of Freedom
The fragmentation of Bengal and Assam in 1947 was a crucial moment in India's socio-political history as a nation state. Both the British Indian provinces were divided as much through the actions of the Muslim League as by those of Congress and the British colonial power. Attributing partition...
Published May 26th 2004 by Routledge