Gandhi: The Man, His People, and the EmpireThis 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. |
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User Review - Not Available - Book VerdictGandhi (Ctr. for South Asian & Middle Eastern Studies, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Eight Lives) has skillfully narrated events in the life of his grandfather, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi ... Read full review
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Contents
Boyhood | 1 |
London and Identity | 25 |
South Africa and a Purpose | 53 |
Satyagraha | 91 |
Hind Swaraj | 117 |
A Great March | 147 |
Engaging India | 177 |
The Empire Challenged | 222 |
Dream under Fire | 385 |
Quit India | 425 |
Rejected | 497 |
Walk Alone | 541 |
To Rama | 574 |
Postscript | 657 |
Notes | 665 |
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