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Darkness everywhere : the assassination of Mohandas Gandhi / by Matt Doeden.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Doeden, Matt, author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948--Juvenile literature.
Gandhi.
Pacifists--India--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Pacifists.
Statesmen--India--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Statesmen.
Nationalists--India--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Nationalists.
India--Politics and government--1919-1947--Juvenile literature.
India.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (80 pages) : illustrations
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Minneapolis, Minnesota : Twenty-First Century Books, 2014.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
On January 30, 1948, Mohandas Gandhi, the world's most revered champion of nonviolent civil disobedience, was murdered in cold blood by a man he'd never met.Gandhi was legendary--in his native India and around the globe--as the Mahatma, a "great soul." So why did Nathuram Godse, an ardent Hindu nationalist, murder him?.
Contents:
Introduction: Our light has gone out
The life of Mohandas Gandhi
Turbulent India
The tipping point
Assassination
The fallout
Timeline
Short bios
Glossary
Further reading and websites.
Notes:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
ISBN:
1-4677-1659-6
OCLC:
855904804

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