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Informationen zum Autor Edited by Richard L. Johnson - Contributions by Douglas Allen; Judith M. Brown; Richard A. Falk; Michael Nagler; Makarand Paranjape; Glenn Paige; Bhikhu Parekh; Anthony J. Parel; Lloyd I. Rudolph; Michael Sonnleitner and Ronald J. Terchek Klappentext This comprehensive Gandhi reader provides an essential new reference for scholars and students of his life and thought. It is the only text available that presents Gandhi's own writings, including excerpts from three of his books-An Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth, Satyagraha in South Africa, Hind Swaraj (Indian Home Rule)-a major pamphlet, Constructive Programme: Its Meaning and Place, and many journal articles and letters, along with a biographical sketch of his life in historical context and recent essays by highly regarded scholars. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Gandhi's Experiments with Truth: Private Life, Satyagraha, and the Constructive Programme Part 2 Gandhi's Life and Thought Chapter 3 From Childhood to Satyagrahi Chapter 4 Return to India Part 5 Selections from Writings by Gandhi Chapter 6 An Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth Chapter 7 Satyagraha in South Africa Chapter 8 Hind Swaraj (Indian Home Rule) and Related Writings Chapter 9 Constructive Programme: Its Meaning and Place and Related Writings Chapter 10 Short Moral and Political Writings Part 11 Writings about Gandhi Part 12 Part A. Gandhi's Practice and Theory of Satyagraha Chapter 13 The Birth of Gandhian Satyagraha: Nonviolent Resistance and Soul Force Chapter 14 Gandhian Freedoms and Self-Rule Chapter 15 Gandhi's Politics Chapter 16 "Satyagraha, the Only Way to Stop Terrorism" Chapter 17 Gandhi and Human Rights: In Search of True Humanity Chapter 18 Gandhi's Constructive Programme Part 19 Part B. Gandhi's Impact on the World Chapter 20 Gandhi in the Mind of America Chapter 21 The Availability of Gandhi: Toward a Neo-Gandhian Praxis Chapter 22 Gandhi, Contemporary Political Thinking, and Self-Other Relations Chapter 23 Gandhi's Legacy Chapter 24 Gandhi's Contribution to Global Nonviolent Awakening Chapter 25 Gandhi, Nonviolence, and the Struggle against War...
