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Gandhi, Smuts and race in the British Empire : of passive and violent resistance / Peter Baxter.

Van Pelt Library DA16 .B39 2017
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Baxter, Peter, 1962- author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948.
Gandhi.
Smuts, Jan Christiaan, 1870-1950.
Smuts, Jan Christiaan.
Great Britain--Colonies.
Great Britain.
Colonies.
Race.
British colonies.
Physical Description:
280 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Other Title:
Gandhi, Smuts & race in the British Empire
Place of Publication:
Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword History, 2017.
Summary:
In an age when English-speaking peoples straddled the globe, explore attitudes to race, identity and belonging across the British Empire, Juxtaposing the lives and work of Jan Christiaan Smuts and Mohandas K. Gandhi, Peter Baxter explores a unique perspective on race and imperial history, Explores the lesser-known history of Gandhi's work in South Africa, Takes a fresh perspective on Smuts's career, with the potential to emerge less as an ambassador of white South African racism, and more as the architect of many of the modern political institutions we take for granted today Book jacket.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 The Meeting
ch. 2 Smuts's South Africa
ch. 3 Gandhi's South Africa
ch. 4 Equal Rights for all Civilized Men
ch. 5 Influence
ch. 6 A Changing World
ch. 7 The Asiatic Problem
ch. 8 Protest
ch. 9 The Green Pamphlet
ch. 10 The Imperial Factor in South Africa
ch. 11 The Colossus
ch. 12 God's People
ch. 13 The Great Betrayal
ch. 14 The Disposition of God
ch. 15 Of Passive and Violent Resistance
ch. 16 Peace
ch. 17 Transitions
ch. 18 Fear and Labour
ch. 19 A New Horizon
ch. 20 Teach the Natives a Lesson
ch. 21 The African Man
ch. 22 The Black Act
ch. 23 A Meeting of Minds
ch. 24 Satyagraha
ch. 25 A House Divided
ch. 26 The New South Africa
ch. 27 The Mahatma
ch. 28 Labour Imperium
ch. 29 Women and Children First
ch. 30 Denouement
ch. 31 An Omission of Inquiry.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781473896215
1473896215
OCLC:
973919368
Publisher Number:
99972589987

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