GANDHI by Arnold, David ISBN 0582319781
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Gandhi was not only the most important Indian figure of the 20th century, he is the most famous pacifist ever. This is a readable examination of Gandhi and the nature of his often unconventional and controversial power.
Few individuals have made so great a mark upon their times, and yet Gandhi never held high political office, commanded no armies and was not even a compelling orator. How then can his power be explained? How and why did the shy student and affluent lawyer come to challenge a Western empire?David Arnold's fascinating profile tracks 'Mahatma' Gandhi's influence and image over more than forty years of public life: *the struggle for the rights of Indians in South Africa which pitched him against white racism *Gandhi's techniques of non-cooperation and civil disobedience to drive out the British and wrest India's freedom *his ascendancy over the British, the Salt March of 1930, his unique appeal as both Hindu saint and ordinary colonial subject *why India's independence in 1947, and violent partition, was not the freedom for which Gandhi had struggled *Gandhi's bitter disillusionment before his assassination in January 1948In leading India to independence, Gandhi also contributed uniquely to British political life and to the eventual dissolution of a worldwide Empire. This is a vivid introduction to his life and times.DAVID ARNOLD is Professor of South Asian History at the School of Oriental and African Studies in the University of London.
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[edit] Title
GANDHI
[edit] Author
Arnold, David
[edit] ISBN
0582319781
[edit] Published
28/08/2001
[edit] Publisher
Longman
[edit] Binding
paperback
[edit] Retail Price
17.99 (GBP)
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