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The Impossible Indian : Gandhi and the Temptation of Violence /

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 "idi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Devji, Faisal (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2012]
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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