The Impossible Indian : : Gandhi and the Temptation of Violence / / Faisal Devji.
This is a rare view of Gandhi as a hard-hitting political thinker willing to countenance the greatest violence in pursuit of a global vision that went beyond a nationalist agenda. Guided by his idea of ethical duty as the source of the self’s sovereignty, he understood how life’s "idian reality...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package |
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Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2012] ©2012 |
Year of Publication: | 2012 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (190 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- 1 BASTARD HISTORY -- 2 A NATION MISPLACED -- 3 IN PRAISE OF PREJUDICE -- 4 BROTHERS IN ARMS -- 5 HITLER’S CONVERSION -- 6 LEAVING INDIA TO ANARCHY -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- INDEX |
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Summary: | This is a rare view of Gandhi as a hard-hitting political thinker willing to countenance the greatest violence in pursuit of a global vision that went beyond a nationalist agenda. Guided by his idea of ethical duty as the source of the self’s sovereignty, he understood how life’s "idian reality could be revolutionized to extraordinary effect. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9780674068100 9783110649772 9783110756067 9783110442205 |
DOI: | 10.4159/harvard.9780674068100 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Faisal Devji. |