The most important single distinguishing feature of Gore′s endeavor is that he has characterised Ambedkar′s movement as a protest movement. As an introduction to Ambedkar, The Social Context of An Ideology is a broad and useful reference as the catalyst for renewed study and debate, it is a valuable resource. This integration of Ambedkar′s philosophy with a historical overview of social protest provides an excellent balance of ideological positing with established fact. Babasaheb Ambedkar, this volume approaches his work from substantive as well as theoretical perspectives in its presentation of his arguments promoting the rights of individuals trapped within the lower levels of the caste system. Predicated on the need to more fully explore and discuss the doctrine of Dr. In this major study, Gore examines the nature of an ideology of protest and locates it within the broader framework of a study of both social movements and the sociology of idea-systems. Social movements are not idiosyncratic events which occur randomly rather, they are collective attempts to bring about-or prevent- either individual or institutional social change by means characterized in identifiable patterns of behavior.
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