Gandhi Reader, the Penguin (Paperback)

Mohandas Gandhi

ISBN 10: 0140236864 / ISBN 13: 9780140236866

Published by Penguin Books, New Delhi, 1995

About this Item

Paperback. Culled from the "Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi", this volume contains a representative selection of his writings focusing on themes which were central to Gandhi's philosophy. The book is divided into eight sections and discusses the following in detail: Gandhiji's complete rejection of what is known as modern civilisation together with its materialistic nature; the doctrines of swaraj and swadeshi, which meant more to him than mere independence from the British; the creed of non-violence, the centrepiece of his political theory; his role in mass movements, particularly in the Non-Co-operation Civil Disobedience and Quit India movements; his views on women and sex; his arguements against caste and untouchability; his thoughts on capitalisnm and socialism; his commitment to a united India, his firm belief in religious tolerance and, finally, his lifelong struggle towards the attainment of both home rule and self rule. Culled from the "Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi", this volume contains a representative selection of his writings focusing on themes which were central to Gandhi's philosophy. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Gandhi Reader, the Penguin (Paperback)
• Publisher: Penguin Books, New Delhi
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0140236864
• ISBN 13: 9780140236866
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

"With this rich and interesting ensemble of essays, we finally have a handy sourcebook of Gandhi's writings."—The Journal of Asian Studies.

About the Author

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on 2 October 1869 in Porbander. He was called to the Bar. He was not very successful as a Barrister-at-las in India and he moved to South Africa in 1893. In South Africa, he was unable to accept the official policy of racial discrimination and launched a series of non-violent protests.

Rudrangshu Mukherjee was born in 1952 and educated at Presidency College, Calcutta, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi and St. Edmund Hall, Oxford. He was awarded a D.Phil. in Modern History in 1981 by the University of Oxford. he is the author of Awadh in Revolt 1857-58: A Study of Popular Resistance: and an editor of Trade and the Indian Ocean World: Essasy in Honour of Ashin Das Gupta.