164 Pages
by
Routledge India
164 Pages
7 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge India
164 Pages
7 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge India
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This volume explores the scope and limits of Mahatma Gandhi's moral politics and its implications for Indian and other freedom movements. It presents a set of enlightening essays based on lectures delivered in memory of the eminent historian B. R. Nanda along with a new introductory essay. With contributions by leading historians and Gandhi scholars, the book provides new perspectives... Read more
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
Biography
Naren Nanda is Chairman of the B. R. Nanda Trust and is based in the United Kingdom.
