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Averting the Apocalypse : Social Movements in India Today
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Author(s):
Arthur Bonner
Publication date:
1990
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Duke University Press
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978-0-8223-1029-7
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978-0-8223-8163-1
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1990
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10.1215/9780822381631
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Book chapters
pp. i
Front Matter
pp. i
Frontmatter
pp. v
Table of Contents
pp. v
Contents
pp. viii
[Map]
pp. 1
1 A Longing for Freedom
pp. 1
A Longing for Freedom
pp. 1
A Longing for Freedom
pp. 8
A Missed Tryst
pp. 19
The Rich and the Poor
pp. 25
We, the Invisible
pp. 33
The Rescue of Bishnu and Uma
pp. 42
Sister Rita’s Report
pp. 52
Devadasis and Hijras
pp. 58
Female Feticide
pp. 8
A Missed Tryst
pp. 8
2 A Missed Tryst
pp. 71
The Goddess of Food
pp. 81
Tribal India
pp. 85
A Truck and Some Cows
pp. 92
Creating a New Revolutionary Class
pp. 100
The Mutiny of the Innocents
pp. 106
Save the Western Ghats
pp. 111
The Wandering Charcoal Makers
pp. 120
The Failure of Charisma
pp. 126
The Golana Massacre
pp. 133
Temples and Toilets
pp. 141
A Museum of Living Fossils
pp. 19
The Rich and the Poor
pp. 19
3 The Rich and the Poor
pp. 149
Temples or Tombs?
pp. 153
Pragmatic Activists
pp. 158
Population and Sterilization
pp. 164
A Model for Community Health
pp. 170
Working for Women
pp. 178
Slaves of Sabarmati
pp. 25
We, the Invisible
pp. 25
4 We, the Invisible
pp. 184
The Rape of Guntaben
pp. 192
The Mystic Dancer
pp. 196
Bihar:
pp. 206
The Role of Activists
pp. 217
Nonviolent Melodrama
pp. 228
Journalism and Its Perils
pp. 240
We Have a Dream
pp. 249
Myths and Identity
pp. 33
The Rescue of Bishnu and Uma
pp. 33
5 The Rescue of Bishnu and Uma
pp. 258
The Front Paw of the Revolution
pp. 267
From Revolt to Renewal
pp. 272
A Civilization That Doesn’t Work
pp. 280
Death by Encounter
pp. 288
A Village Confrontation
pp. 298
A Man with Faith in India
pp. 308
Broken Promises, Broken Children
pp. 315
The Little Carpet Makers
pp. 322
The Little Match Girls
pp. 42
Sister Rita’s Report
pp. 42
6 Sister Rita's Report
pp. 331
Riddles of Hinduism
pp. 344
The Conversions at Meenakshipuram
pp. 352
Manipulating Myths and Symbols
pp. 362
The Juggernaut Claims Its Victims
pp. 377
The Politics of Passion
pp. 395
The Fiery Swami
pp. 404
The Triumph of Gandhi’s Assassin
pp. 410
Averting the Apocalypse
pp. 52
7 Devadasis and Hijras
pp. 52
Devadasis and Hijras
pp. 58
8 Female Feticide
pp. 58
Female Feticide
pp. 71
9 The Goddess of Food
pp. 71
The Goddess of Food
pp. 81
Tribal India
pp. 81
10 Tribal India
pp. 85
11 A Truck and Some Cows
pp. 85
A Truck and Some Cows
pp. 92
Creating a New Revolutionary Class
pp. 92
12 Creating a New Revolutionary Class
pp. 100
13 The Mutiny of the Innocents
pp. 100
The Mutiny of the Innocents
pp. 106
Save the Western Ghats
pp. 106
14 Save the Western Ghats
pp. 111
The Wandering Charcoal Makers
pp. 111
15 The Wandering Charcoal Makers
pp. 120
The Failure of Charisma
pp. 120
16 The Failure of Charisma
pp. 126
17 The Golana Massacre
pp. 126
The Golana Massacre
pp. 133
18 Temples and Toilets
pp. 133
Temples and Toilets
pp. 141
19 A Museum of Living Fossils
pp. 141
A Museum of Living Fossils
pp. 149
20 Temples or Tombs?
pp. 149
Temples or Tombs?
pp. 153
21 Pragmatic Activists
pp. 153
Pragmatic Activists
pp. 158
22 Population and Sterilization
pp. 158
Population and Sterilization
pp. 164
23 A Model for Community Health
pp. 164
A Model for Community Health
pp. 170
Working for Women
pp. 170
24 Working for Women
pp. 178
25 Slaves of Sabarmati
pp. 178
Slaves of Sabarmati
pp. 184
26 The Rape of Guntaben
pp. 184
The Rape of Guntaben
pp. 192
27 The Mystic Dancer
pp. 192
The Mystic Dancer
pp. 196
Bihar
pp. 196
28 Bihar: Blindings and Massacres
pp. 206
The Role of Activists
pp. 206
29 The Role of Activists
pp. 217
30 Nonviolent Melodrama
pp. 217
Nonviolent Melodrama
pp. 228
Journalism and Its Perils
pp. 228
31 Journalism and Its Perils
pp. 240
32 We Have a Dream
pp. 240
We Have a Dream
pp. 249
Myths and Identity
pp. 249
33 Myths and Identity
pp. 258
34 The Front Paw of the Revolution
pp. 258
The Front Paw of the Revolution
pp. 267
35 From Revolt to Renewal
pp. 267
From Revolt to Renewal
pp. 272
36 A Civilization That Doesn't Work
pp. 272
A Civilization That Doesn’t Work
pp. 280
Death by Encounter
pp. 280
37 Death by Encounter
pp. 288
A Village Confrontation
pp. 288
38 A Village Confrontation
pp. 298
A Man with Faith in India
pp. 298
39 A Man with Faith in India
pp. 308
40 Broken Promises, Broken Children
pp. 308
Broken Promises, Broken Children
pp. 315
41 The Little Carpet Makers
pp. 315
The Little Carpet Makers
pp. 322
42 The Little Match Girls
pp. 322
The Little Match Girls
pp. 331
Riddles of Hinduism
pp. 331
43 Riddles of Hinduism
pp. 344
The Conversions at Meenakshipuram
pp. 344
44 The Conversions at Meenakshipuram
pp. 352
45 Manipulating Myths and Symbols
pp. 352
Manipulating Myths and Symbols
pp. 362
46 The Juggernaut Claims Its Victims
pp. 362
The Juggernaut Claims Its Victims
pp. 377
47 The Politics of Passion
pp. 377
The Politics of Passion
pp. 395
The Fiery Swami
pp. 395
48 The Fiery Swami
pp. 404
49 The Triumph of Gandhi's Assassin
pp. 404
The Triumph of Gandhi’s Assassin
pp. 410
Averting the Apocalypse
pp. 410
50 Averting the Apocalypse
pp. 417
Glossary
pp. 417
Glossary
pp. 427
Notes
pp. 427
Notes
pp. 427
Notes
pp. 451
Bibliography
pp. 451
Bibliography
pp. 451
Bibliography
pp. 457
Index
pp. 457
Index
pp. 457
Index
pp. 469
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