Contents: Preface. 1. Historical perspective on civil disobedience movement. 2. Nationalist historiography on civil disobedience: Biographical perspectives. 3. Nationalist historiography on civil disobedience: A critical appraisal. 4. Cambridge historiography on civil disobedience: A critical appraisal. 5. Marxist perspectives on civil disobedience. 6. Subaltern interpretations on civil disobedience. 7. Civil disobedience movement: Regional perspectives. Conclusion. Bibliography.