The radical act of suicide protest is undertaken by social movement participants in order to demand a particular previously articulated political outcome. This book examines the history and impact of suicide protest, which has been increasingly used as a protest tactic since World War II, adding to a growing area of research on the ability of certain actions to impact policy in favour of movement goals. The book offers a combination of historical and contemporary cases analysis from South Asia, where different iterations of this tactic have been used extensively throughout the latter half of the twentieth century, including the use of fasting to the death, self-immolation, and deliberate drowning. Focussing on the success or failure or a particular action relevant to the movement’s broader mobilization strategy, the author examines the internal impact this has on the movement and the mechanisms by which suicide as a form of protest evolves. Providing a unique contribution to the field of comparative politics, political violence and social movement studies this book will be of interest to scholars working on political science, sociology and South Asian studies.
| ISBN: | 9780815373599 |
| Publication date: | 26th October 2017 |
| Author: | Simanti Villanova University, USA Lahiri |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 168 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Advances in South Asian Studies |
| Genres: |
Regional / International studies Regional geography Warfare and defence Peace studies and conflict resolution Terrorism, armed struggle |
The radical act of suicide protest is undertaken by social movement participants in order to demand a particular previously articulated political outcome. This book examines the history and impact of suicide protest, which has been increasingly used as a protest tactic since World War II, adding to a growing area of research on the ability of certain actions to impact policy in favour of movement goals. The book offers a combination of historical and contemporary cases analysis from South Asia, where different iterations of this tactic have been used extensively throughout the latter half of the twentieth century, including the use of fasting to the death, self-immolation, and deliberate drowning. Focussing on the success or failure or a particular action relevant to the movement’s broader mobilization strategy, the author examines the internal impact this has on the movement and the mechanisms by which suicide as a form of protest evolves. Providing a unique contribution to the field of comparative politics, political violence and social movement studies this book will be of interest to scholars working on political science, sociology and South Asian studies.
Suicide Protest in South Asia features in the following genres: Regional / International studies, Regional geography, Warfare and defence, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Terrorism, armed struggle
Suicide Protest in South Asia is available in Paperback, Hardback
Suicide Protest in South Asia was written by Simanti Villanova University, USA Lahiri and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Inc
Suicide Protest in South Asia has 168 pages
Yes it is part of Routledge Advances in South Asian Studies series
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