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- English
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A People's History of the Farmers' Movement, 2020–2021
About this book
In the annals of India's history, a monumental uprising unfolded in 2020, echoing the resilience and coming together of large sections of its agrarian base. Instigated by the contentious farm laws of 2020, the Farmers' Movement burgeoned into a year-long saga of protest and perseverance, ending only in December 2021 after the passing of the Farm Laws Repeal Bill, 2021 by the Indian Parliament. From the initial demand for law repeal to the multifaceted growth of the movement, the book traces the journey of the Farmers' Movement, as each essay dissects the socio-political dynamics, cultural nuances, and mass solidarity that underpinned the protests, including focused analyses from Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, and the Sikh diaspora in the United Kingdom. This anthology chronicles the ebb and flow of a nation's spirit, encapsulating the symbiotic relationship between theory and praxis, between change and continuity. It serves as a testament to the power of collective resistance and a roadmap for future struggles, ensuring that the legacy of the Farmers' Movement endures beyond the pages of history.
This volume is an interdisciplinary project and will be of interest to scholars from diverse fields such as economics, sociology, public policy, political science, history, political geography, gender studies, cultural studies, international studies, architecture, media studies, psychology, and ethnomusicology.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- List of figures
- List of tables
- Notes on contributors
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Why do we need a people's history of the farmers’ movement?
- 2 Farm protests take the country by storm
- 3 The anti-farm law movement and the agrarian question in India
- 4 Deepening ties with the homeland: multiple dimensions of the UK Sikh diaspora's role in the farmers’ protest
- 5 Farmers’ Morcha 2020–2021: background, achievements, and challenges
- 6 Protest-landscape of the farmers’ movement in Haryana
- 7 Acquiescence and assertion: the Kisan Andolan and a changing socio-political landscape in Uttar Pradesh
- 8 Making of farmers’ resistance in northern Rajasthan: a study of Shahjahanpur border protest
- 9 Farmers’ protests in Rajasthan: continuing a historic legacy
- 10 The farmers’ protests in Maharashtra
- 11 Loh Langar Tapde Rahen: revolution and food in the farmers’ movement
- 12 Women and songmaking in the anti-farm laws movement: a case study of the Badowal Toll Plaza in Haryana
- 13 Reappropriation of space: creation of temporary counter-space for protest at Tikri
- 14 Uploading tractor to Twitter: how protesters used media during farmers’ movement
- 15 Protest songs of identity and existence in the peasants’ movement
- Index