Social Movements

Book Details:

• Author: Vidyut Joshi and Rushiraj Upadhyay

• Publisher: Rawat Publications

• Language: English

• Edition: 2022

• ISBN: 9788131612453

• Pages: 232

• Cover: Hardcover

• Dimensions: 4.3 x 3.3 x 0.8 inches

About the Book:
Social Movements offers a comprehensive sociological perspective on major social movements in India. This essential text provides an in-depth study of collective actions arising from public dissatisfaction with existing social structures. The book covers a wide spectrum of key movements, including the peasant, Dalit, tribal, women’s, working-class, and environmental movements, offering rich analytical insights into their causes, consequences, and typologies.

Divided into ten well-structured chapters, the book begins by exploring theoretical frameworks and types of social movements. It then moves to analyze how movements act as catalysts of social change, shaped by collective behavior and mass mobilization. The work emphasizes that in every society, movements emerge as a response to systemic inequalities, making them a central feature of the socio-political landscape.

Written in clear academic prose, this book is invaluable for students, scholars, civil society members, and anyone interested in understanding India's dynamic socio-political fabric.

Contents Include:

• Understanding Movements

• Typology of Social Movements

• Social Movement and Social Change

• Peasant Movements

• Tribal Movements

• Dalit Movements

• Working-Class Movements in India

• Women’s Movements in India

• Environmental Movements

• Social Reform Movements in India

About the Authors:
Prof. Vidyut Joshi is Emeritus Professor at Chimanbhai Patel Institute of Management and Research, Ahmedabad, and Honorary Director at the Institute for Equity and Development, Gujarat Vidyapith. With a career spanning decades in teaching, research, and administration, he has served as Vice-Chancellor of MK Bhavnagar University and Director of the Centre for Social Studies. Author of 33 books and over 100 research papers, Prof. Joshi is a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Indian Sociological Society (2021).

Dr. Rushiraj Upadhyay is Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at Bhakta Kavi Narsinh Mehta University, Gujarat. A recipient of the R.K. Mukherjee Young Social Scientist Award (2014), he has published extensively and contributed columns to regional newspapers and academic magazines.