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11 oeuvres 389 utilisateurs 3 critiques

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Judith M. Brown is Beit Professor of Commonwealth History, and Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford Wm. Roger Louis is Kerr Professor of English History and Culture, and Distinguished Teaching Professor, University of Texas at Austin; Fellow of St Antony's College, Oxford

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Nom légal
Brown, Judith Margaret
Date de naissance
1944-07-09
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female

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A collection of stimulating essays on Gandhi’s life, his ideas and his legacy. They give us a better understanding of a remarkable man who has been all but deified and continues to inspire awe among new generations of scholars and activists, in all his multi–faceted life.

The first few essays portray the major episodes of his life. The atmosphere and conditions that he grew up in India, his life in London and his transformation from a lawyer to a political activist in South Africa , his return to India and his role in National movements and his final years lived in increasing disenchantment and despair. The second part of the essays deal with his deeply religious nature, his holistic view of the world, his unique anti – capitalist, anti-industrial and anti – imperialist views and his highly influential ideas of Satyagraha. The final two essays deal with his portrayal in film and literature and his continuing legacy despite the Indian state having embarked upon a totally Un-Gandhian and the unsustainable path of emulating the western style of consumption.… (plus d'informations)
 
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kasyapa | Oct 9, 2017 |
Short on drama; long on meaning. Brown is a master of insight.
 
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ccjolliffe | May 21, 2007 |
Superior analysis of the last century of British rule.
 
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ccjolliffe | May 21, 2007 |

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Œuvres
11
Membres
389
Popularité
#62,204
Évaluation
½ 4.3
Critiques
3
ISBN
52

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