Gandhi''s Moral Politics

List of contents

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

About the author

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

Summary

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

Product details

• Authors: Naren Nanda
• Assisted by: Naren Nanda (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780367890711
• ISBN: 978-0-367-89071-1
• No. of pages: 148
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