The Cambridge Companion to Gandhi

by Edited by Judith Brown , Anthony Parel

• ISBN13: 9780521133456
• ISBN10: 0521133459
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-02-21
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

Even today, six decades after his assassination in January 1948, Mahatma Gandhi is still revered as the father of the Indian nation. His intellectual and moral legacy - encapsulated in works such as Hind Swaraj - as well as the example of his life and politics serve as an inspiration to human rights and peace movements, political activists, and students in classroom discussions throughout the world. This book, comprised of essays by renowned experts in the fields of Indian history and philosophy, traces Gandhi's extraordinary story. The first part of the book, the biography, explores his transformation from a small-town lawyer during his early life in South Africa into a skilled political activist and leader of civil resistance in India. The second part is devoted to Gandhi's key writings and his thinking on a broad range of topics, including religion, conflict, politics, and social relations. The final part reflects on Gandhi's image - how he has been portrayed in literature and film - and on his legacy in India, the West, and beyond.

Author Biography

Judith M. Brown is Beit Professor of Commonwealth History at the University of Oxford. Anthony Parel is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Calgary.

Table of Contents

Notes on contributors	p. vii
Glossary	p. ix
A chronology of Gandhi's life	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
Gandhi: The historical life
Gandhi's world	p. 11
Gandhi 1869-1915: The transnational emergence of a public figure	p. 30
Gandhi as nationalist leader, 1915-1948	p. 51
Gandhi: Thinker and activist
Gandhi's key writings: In search of unity	p. 71
Gandhi's religion and its relation to his politics	p. 93
Conflict and nonviolence	p. 117
Gandhi's moral economics: The sins of wealth without work and commerce without morality	p. 135
Gandhi and the state	p. 154
Gandhi and social relations	p. 173
The contemporary Gandhi
Literary and visual portrayals of Gandhi	p. 199
Gandhi in independent India	p. 219
Gandhi's global legacy	p. 239
Conclusion	p. 258
Guide to further reading	p. 263
Index	p. 267
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