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Synopsis
At the same time that Gandhi, as a young lawyer in South Africa, began fashioning the tenets of his political philosophy, he was absorbed by a seemingly unrelated enterprise: creating a newspaper. Gandhi’s Printing Press is an account of how this project, an apparent footnote to a titanic career, shaped the man who would become the world-changing Mahatma. Pioneering publisher, experimental editor, ethical anthologist―these roles reveal a Gandhi developing the...
About the Author
Isabel Hofmeyr is Professor of African Literature at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.
Review
“Reconstructing a little-known episode in Gandhi's life, Hofmeyr places surprising new findings about a particular historical figure in the service of a radically new theory of reading. This ambitious and deeply researched book holds lessons for historians, literary theorists, and anyone interested in reading practices.”―Leah Price, Harvard University
“The connection between Gandhi and the lively Indian Ocean world of small printing presses is something that has almost entirely escaped the attention...
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- PublisherHarvard University Press
- Publication date2013
- ISBN 10 0674072790
- ISBN 13 9780674072794
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages240
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