The Penguin Gandhi Reader

Mohandas K. Gandhi,Mahatma Gandhi

ISBN 10: 0140236864 / ISBN 13: 9780140236866

Editore: Penguin Books March 1995, 1995

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Minor shelfwear to bottom edge, small crease to rear cover, some light underlining, else tight and clean. Codice articolo 237481

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Titolo: The Penguin Gandhi Reader

Casa editrice: Penguin Books March 1995

Data di pubblicazione: 1995

Legatura: Soft Cover

Condizione: Very Good

Edizione: seconda edizione

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Riassunto:

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

Product Description:

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.