Tracing Gandhi: satyarthi to satyagrahi
"This book traces the journey of Mahatma Gandhi, from being a simple and truth-seeking human being, a satyarthi, to a committed, conscious and social human being, a satyagrahi. It specifically looks at this critical transformation during the time Gandhi was in South Africa. The central argument...
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Format: | Print Book |
Language: | English |
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London New York
Routledge
2020
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In: | Year: 2020 |
Edition: | 1. published |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand 1869-1948
/ Satyaḡraha
/ Political philosophy
/ Hindu philosophy
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Further subjects: | B
Gandhi Mahatma (1869-1948)
Travel (South Africa)
B India Politics and government 1919-1947 B Social Change (India) History B Gandhi Mahatma (1869-1948) Political and social views B Statesmen (India) Biography B Passive resistance (India) History B Gandhi Mahatma (1869-1948) Philosophy |
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Summary: | "This book traces the journey of Mahatma Gandhi, from being a simple and truth-seeking human being, a satyarthi, to a committed, conscious and social human being, a satyagrahi. It specifically looks at this critical transformation during the time Gandhi was in South Africa. The central argument of the book is that Gandhi evolved from being a satyarthi to a satyagrahi in South Africa. Subsequently in India, he consolidated his orientation with an emphasis on praxis, by developing his ideas as instruments for social and individual struggles. Marked by a series of events, this period was an intense quest of self-realization and understanding, and shows his journey from being Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi to being Mahatma Gandhi. The book discusses various elements of Gandhian thought and praxis -- morality, wisdom, non-violence, truth, social justice, dharma, trusteeship, education, sarvodaya, Hind Swaraj, swadeshi, and social service -- and interprets the relevance of Gandhi's thought in the modern world by highlighting its unique significance for social transformation and change. Lucid and accessible, the book will be useful to scholars and researchers of Gandhi studies, Indian political thought, modern Indian history, and political studies as also the general reader"-- |
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Item Description: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seiten 197-202 |
ISBN: | 0367137585 |