The Assembly of the Poor in Thailand : from local struggles to national protest movement / Bruce D. Missingham.

By: Missingham, Bruce D.

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Chiang Mai, Thailand : Silkworm Books, 2003.Description: viii, 237 p. ill., maps 22 cm.ISBN: 9749575288.Subject(s): Protest movements -- Thailand | Political participation -- Thailand | Poor -- Civil rights -- Thailand | Thailand -- Politics and governmentDDC classification: 303.484

Contents:

Introduction -- Origins -- From Local Struggles to National Social Movement: An Overview of the Assembly -- The Rise of a Villagers' Movement: A Case Study of the Mun River Villagers' Committee -- "Candles in the Darkness" or a "Third Hand"? NGO Activists in the Movement -- The Village of the Poor Confronts the State: The Life of a Protest -- Democratizing Civil Society? Grassroots Democracy and Power within the Assembly -- Thailand's Economic Crisis and the Assembly of the Poor -- Conclusion: Sources of Power and Social Transformation.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group Library	303.484 MIS (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		T248

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