Gandhi lived one of the great 20th-century lives. He inspired and enraged, challenged and delighted many million men and women around the world. He lived almost entirely in the shadow of the British Raj, which for much of his life seemed a permanent fact, but which he did more than anyone else to de...

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1. Verfasser:	Guha, Ramachandra 1958- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	[London] [und weitere] Allen Lane 2018
Schlagworte:	Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand > 1869-1948 Geschichte 1914-1948 Gandhi / Mahatma / 1869-1948 Statesmen / India / Biography Biografie
Online-Zugang:	rezensiert in: Reviews in History, 2019, December
Zusammenfassung:	Gandhi lived one of the great 20th-century lives. He inspired and enraged, challenged and delighted many million men and women around the world. He lived almost entirely in the shadow of the British Raj, which for much of his life seemed a permanent fact, but which he did more than anyone else to destroy, using revolutionary and inspirational tactics. In a world defined by violence on a scale never imagined before and by ferocious Fascist and Communist dictatorship, he was armed with nothing more than his arguments and example.This magnificent book tells the story of Gandhi's life, from his departure from South Africa to his assassination in 1948. It is a book with a Tolstoyan sweep, both allowing us to see Gandhi as he was understood by his contemporaries and the vast, unbelievably varied Indian societies and landscapes which he travelled through and changed beyond measure. Drawing on many new sources and animated by its author's wonderful sense of drama and politics, the publication of Gandhi is a major event
Beschreibung:	Companion to: Gandhi before India
Beschreibung:	xxi, 1129 Seiten, 16 ungezählte Seiten Bildtafeln Illustrationen, Portraits 25 cm
ISBN:	9781846142673 1846142679