Gandhi in the West : The Mahatma and the rise of radical protest / Sean Scalmer.
Gandhi in the West : The Mahatma and the rise of radical protest / Sean Scalmer.
Gandhi in the West : The Mahatma and the rise of radical protest / Sean Scalmer.
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Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Date
2011.
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G 2020/6335
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English
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vi, 248 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Machine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. Meeting the Mahatma; 2. Gandhism in action; 3. At war over words; 4. Waiting for the peace train; 5. The experimenters; 6. An idea whose time has come?; 7. Transformations unforeseen; Conclusion.
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Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2011.
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- HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century
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"The non-violent protests of civil rights activists and anti-nuclear campaigners during the 1960s helped to redefine Western politics. But where did they come from? Sean Scalmer uncovers their history in an earlier generation's intense struggles to understand and emulate the activities of Mahatma Gandhi. He shows how Gandhi's non-violent protests w...
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Gandhi in the West : The Mahatma and the rise of radical protest / Sean Scalmer.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2020/6335
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74Vvvv5bXK8b
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9780521139588 (pbk.)
9780521760911
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322.4
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991007438289702626
