Atlantic Gandhi :: the Mahatma overseas /

Using the frames of diaspora theory, post-colonial discourse theory and the recent Atlantic turn in studies of resistance, this book brings into relief Gandhi's experience as a traveler moving from a classic colony, India, to the plantation and mining society of South Africa. The author forward...

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1. Verfasser: Natarajan, Nalini
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New Delhi, India : SAGE Publications, 2013.
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Zusammenfassung:Using the frames of diaspora theory, post-colonial discourse theory and the recent Atlantic turn in studies of resistance, this book brings into relief Gandhi's experience as a traveler moving from a classic colony, India, to the plantation and mining society of South Africa. The author forwards the argument that this move between different modes of production brought Gandhi into contact with indentured laborers, with whom he shared exilic and diasporic consciousness, and whose difficult yet resilient lives inspired his philosophy. It reads Gandhi's nationalistic (that is, anti-colonial) s.
Beschreibung:1 online resource
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-242) and index.
ISBN:9788132111528
8132111524
9788132117315
813211731X

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