An Autobiography

Informationen zum Autor M. K. Gandhi was born in 1869 in Porbandar, India. He studied law in London and was admitted to the Inner Temple in 1891. He worked to improve the rights of immigrant Indians in South Africa and returned to India in 1915 to take up the struggle for independence from Britain. Gandhi never wavered in his belief of non-violent protests and in 1947, he succeeded in uniting India with a national movement. In January 1948, Gandhi was assassinated as he walked to take his evening prayers. Klappentext Mohandas K Gandhi was born in 1869 to Hindu parents. He studied law in London and was admitted to the Inner Temple in 1891. He worked to improve the rights of immigrant Indians in South Africa! returning to India in 1915 to take up the struggle for independence from Britain. Gandhi never wavered in his belief in non-violent protest and Independence! in 1947! was not a military victory but a triumph of human will. In January 1948 Gandhi assassinated as he walked to take evening prayers. Zusammenfassung Gandhi's non-violent struggles against racism, violence, and colonialism in South Africa and India had brought him to such a level of notoriety, adulation that when asked to write an autobiography midway through his career, he took it as an opportunity to explain himself. This book features his life story.

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• Authors: Mahadev Desai, M K Gandhi, M. K. Gandhi, M.K Gandhi, M.k. Gandhi, Mahatma Gandhi, Gandhi M. K., Sunil Khilnani
• Assisted by: Sunil Khilnani (Introduction), Mahadev Desai (Translation), Desai Mahadev (Translation)
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.09.2001
• EAN: 9780141186863
• ISBN: 978-0-14-118686-3
• No. of pages: 464
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 20 mm
• Series: Penguin Classics; Penguin Modern Classics; Penguin Modern Classics; Penguin Classics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Asia / India & South Asia, India, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Asian History, National liberation & independence, post-colonialism, National liberation and independence