Download or read book Empowering the Oppressed written by John Sommer and published by SAGE Publications Pvt. Limited. This book was released on 2001-12-14 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book introduces some unique groups in India that have found strikingly effective ways to improve the lot of the poorest of the poor. It tells the stories of leaders who are committed to the empowerment of their oppressed fellow countrymen, and women, who organize and press for their full citizen rights.