Mukherjee, Mridula.

Peasants in India's non-violent revolution : practice and theory / V 5 Mridula Mukherjee. - 1st ed. - New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks : Sage Publications, c2004. - V 5 : 689 p. ; 25 cm. - Sage series in modern Indian history ; 5 .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [543]-560) and index.

Peasant protest : the historical context -- Emergence of modern peasant organizations and fashioning a peasant agenda 1924-29 -- Marching with the nation : peasants and civil disobedience 1930-32 -- Consolidating peasant politics : national organization and ideological radicalization 1933-37 -- Peasant upsurge : reaching the high-water mark 1938-39 -- Anti-war, people's war and post-war : communists and peasants 1939-47 -- Peasant protest in a non-hegemonic state : the princely state of patiala 1930-53 -- Peasants and anti-colonial nationalism -- Peasants and non-violence : forms of protest and methods of mobilization -- Peasants and outsiders : social origins of leaders and participants -- Mapping peasant consciousness : elements of an alternative framework -- In conclusion : transforming peasant consciousness-practice versus theory.

9789351501527 (hbk)

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Peasants--Political activity--History--India--20th century.


India--Politics and government--20th century.

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