Gandhi 1914-1948 - The Years That Changed the World

Essential reading ... will not be bettered'' Ferdinand Mount, Wall Street Journalbr>''Gandhi''s finest biographer'' David Kynaston, Guardianbr>br>The magnificent new biography of Gandhi by India''s leading historianbr>A New York Times Notable Book of 2018br>br>Gandhi lived one of the great 20th-century lives. He inspired and enraged, challenged and galvanized many millions of men and women around the world. He lived almost entirely in the shadow of the British Raj, which for much of his life seemed a permanent fact, but which he did more than anyone else to destroy, using revolutionary tactics. In a world defined by violence on a scale never imagined before and by ferocious Fascist and Communist dictatorship, he was armed with nothing more than his arguments and example.br>br>This magnificent book tells the story of Gandhi''s life, from his departure from South Africa to his assassination in 1948. It is a book with a Tolstoyan sweep, both allowing us to see Gandhi as he was understood by his contemporaries and the vast, varied Indian societies and landscapes which he travelled through and changed beyond measure. Drawing on many new sources and animated by its author''s wonderful sense of drama and politics, Gandhi is a major reappraisal of the crucial years in this titanic figure''s story.>

Product details

• Authors: Ramachandra Guha, Guha Ramachandra
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.10.2019
• EAN: 9780141044231
• ISBN: 978-0-14-104423-1
• No. of pages: 1152
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 49 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political, 20th Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Asia / India & South Asia, India, Early 20th century c 1900 to c 1950, Pressure groups, protest movements and non-violent action, Demonstrations & protest movements, National liberation & independence, post-colonialism, National liberation and independence