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| Genre/Form: | Biography |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | Gandhi, Mahatma |
| Material Type: | Biography, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Rajmohan Gandhi |
| ISBN: | 9780520255708 0520255704 |
| OCLC Number: | 173659715 |
| Notes: | Originally published: Mohandas : a true story of a man, his people, and an empire. New Delhi : Penguin, 2006. |
| Description: | xv, 738 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Boyhood -- London and identity -- South Africa and a purpose -- Satyagraha -- Hind Swaraj -- A great march -- Engaging India -- The empire challenged -- Building anew -- Assault -- with salt -- Negotiating repression -- Dream under fire -- "Quit India!' -- Rejected -- Walk alone ... -- to Rama. |
| Other Titles: | Mohandas |
| Responsibility: | Rajmohan Gandhi. |
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Abstract:
Written by his grandson, this book gives an account of Mahatma Gandhi's life, the development of his beliefs and his political campaigns, and his relations with his family. It tells of Gandhi's campaigns against racial discrimination in South Africa and untouchability in India and tracks the battle for India's freedom.
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"Gandhi has skillfully narrated events in the life of his grandfather, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi... [An] excellent book." (Starred Review)--Library Journal "A monumental biography that looks likely to stand as definitive for the foreseeable future."--Charleston Post & Courier "I was not prepared to be as educated, entertained, and inspired as I was by this mighty work of his grandson Rajmohan Gandhi."--Tikkun Read more...
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