This book aims to revisit the interdisciplinary roots of social movement studies. Each discipline raises its own questions and approaches the subject from a different angle or perspective. The chapters of this handbook are written by internationally renowned scholars representing the various discipl[...]

Meet Leela: nineteen, charismatic and fearlessly outspoken. With her sharp wit and stubborn optimism, she is the best paid bar dancer on Bombay's notorious Mira Road. Leela has a 'husband' (who is already married), a few lovers whose names she can't remember, an insufferable mother camping out in he[...]

Tills för bara några år sedan fanns det tusentals så kallade dansbarer i Bombay med vackra unga flickor på scen. Vid bord satt män och åt och drack – tyckte de om en flicka kastade de några sedlar till henne. Flickorna tjänade bra med pengar i detta gränsland mellan ärbarhet och pros[...]