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Chargement... Gandhi: 'Hind Swaraj' and Other Writings (Cambridge Texts in Modern Politics)par Mohandas Gandhi
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Interesting, and gave me some things to think about. I don't always agree with Gandhi, and I find his requirements for true satyagraha a bit extreme and almost impossible (i.e., not workable for the average type like me...but then G. would probably say I've become softened by my easy access to food and luxuries and lack of self-locomotion). The interesting thing was that he described a lot of things people think of as recent developments of western civilization (such as processed food, high % of car ownership, overly litigious and overly medicated populations, people increasingly reliant on technology, and lack of strong religious beliefs) in 1909! Read for class, specifically Hind Swaraj. This is in the form of a long dialogue about passive resistance, self-rule, right living and other topics which are extremely relevant. It is extremely interesting, of course, to read the most influential thinkers in their own words, and Gandhi is no exception. It is also of interest to note that Gandhi is aware of the naivete of his own goals, but still asserts them, even though he knows their 'Utopian' nature. I do take issue with his criticism of *everything* modern. Some tools and sciences (medicine, for example) can be used as good. Not all things modern are inherently evil. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
Hind Swaraj is Mahatma Gandhi's fundamental work. It is a key to understanding not only his life and thought but also the politics of South Asia in the first half of the twentieth century. For the first time this volume presents the 1910 text of Hind Swaraj and includes Gandhi's own Preface and Foreword (not found in other editions) and annotations by the editor. In his Introduction, Anthony Parel sets the work in its historical and political contexts. He analyses the significance of Gandhi's experiences in England and South Africa, and examines the intellectual cross-currents from East and West that affected the formation of the mind and character of one of the twentieth century's truly outstanding figures. The second part of the volume contains some of Gandhi's other writings, including his correspondence with Tolstoy, Nehru and others. Short bibliographical synopses of prominent figures mentioned in the text and a chronology of important events are also included as aids to the reader. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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This book definitely requires some historical context, it's not always a fun read, and Gandhi comes off occasionally as containing what I can only call questionable character. I really did not enjoy the multiple references to prostitutes as the end-all-be-all of awfulness. However, there's so much to learn about imperialism from this book, and Gandhi's perspective on Western civilization is as interesting as Marx's. Definitely worth the time for those that are interested, but I believe that as far as historical documents go, there are better options for those more casual about their reading. ( )