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1 online resource (x, 672 pages) : illustrations |
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text file rda |
| Contents |
Prologue: Gandhi from all angles -- 1. Middle caste, middle rank -- 2. Among the vegetarians -- 3. From coast to coast -- 4. A barrister in Durban -- 5. Travelling activist -- 6. Lawyer-loyalist -- 7. White against brown -- 8. Pluralist and puritan -- 9. Trouble in the Transvaal -- 10. A lobbyist in London -- 11. From conciliation to confrontation -- 12. To jail -- 13. A Tolstoyan in Johannesburg -- 14. Prisoner of conscience -- 15. Big little chief -- 16. The contest of civilizations -- 17. Seeking a settlement -- 18. A son departs, a mentor arrives -- 19. A physician at Phoenix -- 20. Breaking boundaries -- 21. Farewell to Africa -- 22. How the Mahatma was made. |
| Summary |
The first volume of a magisterial biography: the definitive portrait of the life and work of one of the most abidingly influential-and controversial-men in modern history. Here is a revelatory work of biography that takes us from Mohandas Gandhi's birth in 1869 through his upbringing in Gujarat, his two years as a student in London, and his two decades as a lawyer and community organizer in South Africa. Ramachandra Guha has uncovered a myriad of previously untapped documents, including private papers of Gandhi's contemporaries and co-workers, contemporary newspapers and court documents, the writings of Gandhi's children, secret files kept by British Empire functionaries. Using this wealth of material in a brilliantly nuanced narrative, Guha describes the social, political, and personal worlds in which Gandhi began his journey to become the modern era's most important and influential political actor. And Guha makes clear that Gandhi's work in South Africa-far from being a mere prelude to his accomplishments in India-was profoundly influential on his evolution as a political thinker, social reformer, and beloved leader. |
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The first volume of a series detailing the life and work of the influential political advocate draws on private papers and other untapped sources to cover his birth in 1869 through his upbringing in Gujarat, discussing his London education and decades as a lawyer in South Africa. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 563-631) and index. |
| System Details |
Requires Boundless App. |
| Subject |
Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948.
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Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948.
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Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948. |
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1836-1909 |
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East Indians -- South Africa -- Politics and government.
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Statesmen -- India -- Biography.
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East Indians -- Politics and government. |
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Politics and government. |
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Statesmen. |
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South Africa -- Politics and government -- 1836-1909.
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India. |
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South Africa. |
| Genre |
Downloadable e-Books.
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Electronic books. |
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Biography.
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| Other Form: |
Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Guha, Ramachandra. Gandhi before India London, England : Allen Lane, 2013 9781846142666 |
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Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Guha, Ramachandra. Gandhi before India New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2014 9780385532297 (DLC) 2013025014 (OCoLC)856053437 |
| ISBN |
9780385532303 : $56.85 |
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038553230X : $56.85 |
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