Gandhi : the man, his people, and the empire
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- ISBN: 9780520255708
- ISBN: 0520255704
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Physical Description:
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xv, 738 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm - Publisher: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2008.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Originally published: Mohandas : a true story of a man, his people, and an empire. New Delhi : Penguin, 2006. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 703-708) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Boyhood -- London and identity -- South Africa and a purpose -- Satyagraha -- Hind Swaraj -- A great march -- Engaging India -- The empire challenged -- Building anew -- Assault -- with salt -- Negotiating repression -- Dream under fire -- "Quit India!' -- Rejected -- Walk alone ... -- to Rama. |
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Subject: | Gandhi Mahatma 1869-1948 Nationalists India Biography Politicians India Biography Statesmen India Biography India Politics and government 1919-1947 |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | DS 481 .G3 G363 2008 | 30775305497506 | General Collection | Available | - |
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Gandhi : The Man, His People, and the Empire
This monumental biography of one of the most intriguing figures of the twentieth century, written by his grandson, is the first to give a complete and balanced account of Mahatma Gandhi's remarkable life, the development of his beliefs and his political campaigns, and his complex relations with his family. Written with unprecedented insight and access to family archives, it reveals a life of contrasts and contradictions: the westernized Inner Temple lawyer who wore the clothes of India's poorest and who spun cotton by hand, the apostle of nonviolence who urged Indians to enlist in the First World War, the champion of Indian independence who never hated the British. It tells of Gandhi's campaigns against racial discrimination in South Africa and untouchability in India, tracks the momentous battle for India's freedom, explores the evolution of Gandhi's strategies of non-violent resistance, and examines relations between Muslims and non-Muslims, a question that attracted Gandhi's passionate attention and one that persists around the world today. Published to rave reviews in India in 2007, this riveting book gives North American readers the true Gandhi, the man as well as the legend, for the first time.