The Penguin Gandhi reader
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The Penguin Gandhi reader
（Penguin books）
Penguin Books, 1993
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First published: Penguin books India , 1993
"This paperback edition is published with the prior permission of Navajivan Trust, Ahmedabad, India" -- t.p. verso
Includes index
"Penguin original" -- cover p. 4
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Culled from the "Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi", this volume contains a representative selection of his writings focusing on themes which were central to Gandhi's philosophy. The book is divided into eight sections and discusses the following in detail: Gandhiji's complete rejection of what is known as modern civilisation together with its materialistic nature; the doctrines of swaraj and swadeshi, which meant more to him than mere independence from the British; the creed of non-violence, the centrepiece of his political theory; his role in mass movements, particularly in the Non-Co-operation Civil Disobedience and Quit India movements; his views on women and sex; his arguements against caste and untouchability; his thoughts on capitalisnm and socialism; his commitment to a united India, his firm belief in religious tolerance and, finally, his lifelong struggle towards the attainment of both home rule and self rule.
Table of Contents
- Critique of modern civilization
- swaraj and swadeshi
- the creed of non-violence
- the mass movements
- women and sex
- caste and untouchability
- socialism and trusteeship
- Hindu-Muslim unity, partition & independence.
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