{"product_id":"becoming-allies-ankita-pandey-9781009591126","title":"Becoming Allies: Civil Liberties Activism in India","description":"What motivates individuals to stand up against injustices that don't personally affect them? Becoming Allies explores a vital but often overlooked dimension of social movements: the role of those who support a cause without being directly affected by its injustices. While most scholarship centres the conflict between social movements and the State, this book shifts the focus to allies-individuals who stand in solidarity and amplify marginalised demands. Drawing on interviews conducted with civil liberties activists and on documents from their private records, this book traces the evolving politics of allyship in India. Anchored in the histories of groups like the People's Union for Civil Liberties and the People's Union for Democratic Rights that rose in the context of the Naxalite Movement and the Emergency, the book sheds light on the ethics, dilemmas, and strategies of standing alongside others in struggle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ankita Pandey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1009591126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781009591126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Ankita Pandey","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48440548589823,"sku":"9781009591126","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_310a588b-aa85-45c1-8df4-95c0bf787c08.jpg?v=1777183172","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/becoming-allies-ankita-pandey-9781009591126","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}