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Gandhi's Passion: The Life and Legacy of Mahatma Gandhi

Gandhi's Passion: The Life and Legacy of Mahatma Gandhi

by StanleyWolpert (Author)

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    Hardcover 2001

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Synopsis

This title looks at Mahatma Gandhi: his life, his work and his legacy. It follows his early influences from Jainism to Buddhism, and focuses on his unique philosophy of non-violence in the face of brutality, as well as providing a biography of the man within. His yogic resolve to dedicate himself to the nationalist struggle for liberating India from British imperial rule inspired millions to follow his passionate lead on the road to freedom. Gandhi taught his followers to set aside fear of prison, physical punishment or death, while at the same time insisting that violence had no place in the Satyagraha campaign, arguing that non-violence or love was the essence of God. Early influenced by the non-violence teachings of Jainism, Jesus Christ, and Buddha, Gandhi insisted on the primacy of love for one's adversary in any conflict, convinced that this mighty power would ultimately disarm the cruellest enemy.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 336
 Edition: illustrated edition
 Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
Published: 01 Apr 2001
ISBN 10: 019513060X
ISBN 13: 9780195130607

Media Reviews
Although the legacy of Mahatma Gandhi may be immortal, the reality in India in the twenty-first century does reflect that. Material greed, corruption, abuse of power, and communal violence are ever present in Indian society. Wolpert's fifty-year passion for the study of Gandhi is not, however,
negated by this current history. Wolpert's study is of great value. -- Histroy
The fruit of more than 50 years of reflection by a distinguished Asian scholar, Wolpert's biography cuts through the misconceptions surrounding the father of modern India, untangling the complex relationship between his personal spirituality and his public influence. --Booklist
There have been many books about Gandhi, including those by the subject himself. What has always been needed is a full, literate account by someone closely familiar with India and Indian history who is also an accomplished writer and historian. This, we now have. Henceforth no one can claim
knowledge of one of the greatest and most enigmatic figures of the last century who hasn't read it. And, I might add, no one will read it without interest and approval. --John Kenneth Galbraith


Although the legacy of Mahatma Gandhi may be immortal, the reality in India in the twenty-first century does reflect that. Material greed, corruption, abuse of power, and communal violence are ever present in Indian society. Wolpert's fifty-year passion for the study of Gandhi is not, however,
negated by this current history. Wolpert's study is of great value. -- Histroy
The fruit of more than 50 years of reflection by a distinguished Asian scholar, Wolpert's biography cuts through the misconceptions surrounding the father of modern India, untangling the complex relationship between his personal spirituality and his public influence. --Booklist
There have been many books about Gandhi, including those by the subject himself. What has always been needed is a full, literate account by someone closely familiar with India and Indian history who is also an accomplished writer and historian. This, we now have. Henceforth no one can claim
knowledge of one of the greatest and most enigmatic figures of the last century who hasn't read it. And, I might add, no one will read it without interest and approval. --John Kenneth Galbraith

Although the legacy of Mahatma Gandhi may be immortal, the reality in India in the twenty-first century does reflect that. Material greed, corruption, abuse of power, and communal violence are ever present in Indian society. Wolpert's fifty-year passion for the study of Gandhi is not, however, negated by this current history. Wolpert's study is of great value. -- Histroy
The fruit of more than 50 years of reflection by a distinguished Asian scholar, Wolpert's biography cuts through the misconceptions surrounding the father of modern India, untangling the complex relationship between his personal spirituality and his public influence. --Booklist
There have been many books about Gandhi, including those by the subject himself. What has always been needed is a full, literate account by someone closely familiar with India and Indian history who is also an accomplished writer and historian. This, we now have. Henceforth no one can claim knowledge of one of the greatest and most enigmatic figures of the last century who hasn't read it. And, I might add, no one will read it without interest and approval. --John Kenneth Galbraith


Although the legacy of Mahatma Gandhi may be immortal, the reality in India in the twenty-first century does reflect that. Material greed, corruption, abuse of power, and communal violence are ever present in Indian society. Wolpert's fifty-year passion for the study of Gandhi is not, however, negated by this current history. Wolpert's study is of great value. -- Histroy


The fruit of more than 50 years of reflection by a distinguished Asian scholar, Wolpert's biography cuts through the misconceptions surrounding the father of modern India, untangling the complex relationship between his personal spirituality and his public influence. --Booklist


There have been many books about Gandhi, including those by the subject himself. What has always been needed is a full, literate account by someone closely familiar with India and Indian history who is also an accomplished writer and historian. This, we now have. Henceforth no one can claim knowledge of one of the greatest and most enigmatic figures of the last century who hasn't read it. And, I might add, no one will read it without interest and approval. --John Kenneth Galbraith


Author Bio

Stanley Wolpert is Distinguished Professor of South Asian History Emeritus at the University of California, Los Angeles. He has published twenty books on South Asia, including Nehru: A Tryst with Destiny, A New History of India, and Jinnah of Pakistan. He lives in Los Angeles.