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Atlantic Gandhi : the Mahatma Overseas.

Using the frames of diaspora theory, post-colonial discourse theory and the recent Atlantic turn in studies of resistance, this book brings into relief Gandhi's experience as a traveler moving from a classic colony, India, to the plantation and mining society of South Africa. The author forward...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Natarajan, Nalini
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Delhi : SAGE Publications, 2012.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover ; Contents; Preface ; Acknowledgements ; 1
  • From Kathiawar ; 2
  • Sailing the High Seas ; 3
  • Deconstructing the Coolie ; 4
  • Plotting a Diasporic Nation ; 5
  • Local Cosmopolitan and Modern Anti-Modern: Hind Swaraj and Satyagraha in South Africa ; 6
  • The Tamil Women of the Transvaal ; 7
  • Gandhi and Atlantic Modernity ; 8
  • 'Prophet in Homespun' ; 9
  • Conclusion ; Bibliography ; Index ; About the Author.