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Gandhi : a very short introduction Cover Image Book

Gandhi : a very short introduction / Bhikhu Parekh.

Parekh, Bhikhu C. (Author).

Summary:

Gandhi's life and thought had enormous impact. Here is a balanced introduction to one of the most revered men in history. Written with extensive access to Gandhi's writings in Indian languages, which most commentators have little or no access, Bhikhu Parekh outlines both Gandhi's major philosophical insights as well as the limitations of his thought.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1402768877
  • ISBN: 9781402768873
  • Physical Description: viii, 181 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 19 cm.
  • Edition: Illustrated edition
  • Publisher: New York : Sterling Pub. Co., [2010]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001. With new photographs added.
With Note:
MARCIVE 01/05/10
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 176-177) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Life and work -- Religious thought -- Human nature -- Satyagraha -- Critique of modernity -- The vision of a nonviolent society -- Critical appreciation.
Target Audience Note:
1410L Lexile

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Subject: Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948.
Statesmen > India > Biography.
Genre: Biographies.

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