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1 online resource (1 audio file (23hr., 28 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Cast |
Read by Derek Perkins. |
| Summary |
Ramachandra Guha-hailed by Time as "Indian democracy's preeminent chronicler"-takes us from 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. Guha has uncovered myriad previously untapped documents, including private papers of Gandhi's contemporaries and coworkers; contemporary newspapers and court documents; the writings of Gandhi's children; and secret files kept by British Empire functionaries. Using this wealth of material in an exuberant, brilliantly nuanced and detailed narrative, Guha describes the social, political and personal worlds inside of which Gandhi began the journey that would earn him the honorific Mahatma: "Great Soul." And, more clearly than ever before, he elucidates how Gandhi's work in South Africa-far from being a mere prelude to his accomplishments in India-was profoundly influential in his evolution as a family man, political thinker, social reformer and, ultimately, beloved leader. Researched with unequaled depth and breadth, and written with extraordinary grace and clarity, Gandhi Before India will radically alter our understanding and appreciation of twentieth-century India's greatest man. |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948.
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Statesmen -- India -- Biography.
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East Indians -- South Africa -- Politics and government.
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South Africa -- Politics and government -- 1836-1909.
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| Added Author |
Perkins, Derek.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781684415977 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1684415977 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT12289379 |
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