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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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New Delhi, India :
SAGE Publications,
2013.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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 forwards the argument that this move between different modes of production brought Gandhi into contact with indentured laborers, with whom he shared exilic and diasporic consciousness, and whose difficult yet resilient lives inspired his philosophy. It reads Gandhi's nationalistic (that is, anti-colonial) s. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-242) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9788132111528 8132111524 9788132117315 813211731X |