Gandhi''s Moral Politics

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of illustrations. Notes on contributors. Preface 1. Mahatma Gandhi, B. R. Nanda, and the Historians: An Introductory Essay 2. Gandhi and Punjab 3. Gandhi and Civil Disobedience: The Limits of Moral Politics 4. Why Gandhi Matters 5. Unity or Partition: Mahatma Gandhi’s Last Stand, 1945–1948 6. Princes, subjects and Gandhi: Alternatives to Citizenship at the end of empire 7. Gandhi, Customs and Excise and the Democracy of Objects. Index

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Naren Nanda is Chairman of the B. R. Nanda Trust and is based in the United Kingdom.

Zusammenfassung

This volume explores the scope and limits of Mahatma Gandhi's moral politics and its implications for Indian and other freedom movements — his role in the choice of destination by Indian Muslim refugees, as well as his waning influence over political events and his predicament amid the violence and turmoil in the years

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Naren Nanda
• Mitarbeit: Naren Nanda (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780367890711
• ISBN: 978-0-367-89071-1
• Seiten: 148
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Philosophie > Allgemeines, Lexika; Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Geowissenschaften > Geografie; USA, History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, HISTORY / World, Philosophy, Society & culture: general, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, PHILOSOPHY / Eastern, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, General & world history, Colonialism & imperialism, Politics & government, Social & political philosophy, Political science & theory, social and political philosophy, United States of America, USA, Politics and government, Colonialism and imperialism, Asian History, General and world history, Political science and theory, Society and culture: general, Regional Geography, Indian sub-continent, South Asia (Indian sub-continent), East Asian and Indian philosophy, Oriental & Indian philosophy, HISTORY / Asia / South / General