Gandhi's passion : the life and legacy of Mahatma Gandhi / Stanley Wolpert.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wolpert, Stanley, 1927-2019.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Statesmen--India--Biography.

Statesmen.

Nationalists--India--Biography.

Nationalists.

Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948.

Gandhi.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (337 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Mahatma Gandhi, through his indomitable will and selfless determination, transformed himself into a model of courage and integrity for India's people to emulate in their non-violent struggle for political power. Stanley Wolpert offers a subtle biography of India's "Great Soul".

Contents:

Cover Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Preface

Contents

Introduction

1 Midnight in Calcutta

2 Dawn in Gujarat

3 The Impact of Victorian London

4 Brief Interlude at Home

5 Early Traumas and Triumphs in South Africa

6 Between Two Worlds

7 Satyagraha in South Africa

8 Victory through Suffering

9 The Impact of World War I

10 Postwar Carnage and Nationwide Satyagraha

11 Cotton Spinning

12 Rising of the Poison

13 The Road Back to Satyagraha

14 The Salt March and Prison Aftermath

15 From Prison to London and Back

16 Imprisoned Soul of India

17 Return to Rural Uplift Work

18 Prelude to War and Partition

19 War and Peaceful Resistance

20 War behind Bars

21 No Peace

22 Walking Alone

23 Freedom's Wooden Loaf

24 Great Soul's Death in Delhi

25 His Indian Legacy

26 His Global Legacy

Notes

Select Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-302) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-280-50247-9

0-19-972872-0

1-60256-709-3

OCLC:

70720073