Published by Seagull Books, 2008
ISBN 10: 1905422636 ISBN 13: 9781905422630
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Crisp and tight, lightly bumped fore edge, 594 pages. B&W Photographs. 'Gandhi's close relationship with people and events in Bengal extended over 50 years. He first entered Calcutta in 1896 when visiting India from South Africa. His last visit in 1947 coincided almost to the day with India's independence from British rule. Bengal has always been one of India's most vibrant regions, politically, commercially and artistically, never moreso than during the struggle for independence. Over this half century, Gandhi forged close links with the region, connecting himself with many of Bengal's cultural and political leaders - Rabindranath Tagore, Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray, Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das, and the Bose brothers.Gandhi and Bengal draws on a wide range of contemporary documents - from newspaper reports, letters, journals, and Gandhi's own writings. The book throws new light on Gandhi's own evolution as a politician and a strategist, revealing his continual struggle against colonialism as well as his very personal dilemmas, torn between the practical and the spiritual.' -- publisher.
Published by Seagull Books, 2008
ISBN 10: 1905422636 ISBN 13: 9781905422630
Seller: Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. HARDCOVER Good - Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name - GOOD Standard-sized.
Published by SEAGULL BOOKS, 2022
ISBN 10: 1803092238 ISBN 13: 9781803092232
Seller: Majestic Books, Hounslow, United Kingdom
Condition: New.
Published by Seagull Books, 2007
Seller: Vedams eBooks (P) Ltd, New Delhi, India
Hardcover. Condition: New. Contents: Editor's Preface. Foreword/Amartya Sen. Introduction. 1. 1896-1905. 2. 1915-1925. 3. 1926-1936. 4. 1937-1947. Epilogue. References cited. Further reading. Appendices: 1. Gandhi's meetings with Governors of Bengal. 2. Gandhi's visits to Santiniketan. 3. A list of places where Gandhi stayed in Calcutta. 4. Maps. 5. Gandhi in Bengal: a Chronological table. Index of personalities. "Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi's first visit to Bengal was on 4 July 1896 when he disembarked in Calcutta while on a visit from South Africa. Lord Elgin was Viceroy and Governor General of India. His last visit to Calcutta commenced shortly before 15 August 1947, the day India became free. Through this meticulous compilation of newspaper reports, letters, excerpts from contemporary accounts and Gandhi's own writings, and the extensive annotations that bring to light many known and unknown characters and events of the time, as well as accounts of Gandhi's interactions with the 'greats' of Bengal such as Rabindranath Tagore, Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray, Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das and the impactful Bose Brothers that reveal their extraordinary personalities, we see a man continually evolving as a political and a strategist in the struggle against colonialism, an organizer of mass-struggles and of individual initiatives, mainly his own. Running through the text, as it does through Gandhi's thoughts, prayers, decisions and extensive travels, is the pulse of the people of Bengal, a people whose manifold talents and perspectives set them at the heart of renascent India. This volume is sure to enable a better understanding of the Mahatma whose life was sited on an almost oxymoronic overlap of the empirical and the deeply spiritual.".
Published by SEAGULL BOOKS, 2022
ISBN 10: 1803092238 ISBN 13: 9781803092232
Seller: Books Puddle, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Condition: New.