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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Main Author: Natarajan, Nalini
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New Delhi, India : SAGE Publications, 2013.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-242) and index.
ISBN:9788132111528
8132111524
9788132117315
813211731X

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