In the pantheon of freedom fighters, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi has pride of place. His fame and influence extend far beyond India and are nowhere more significant than in South Africa. "India gave us a Mohandas, we gave them a Mahatma," goes a popular South African refrain. Contemporary South Afric[...]
More than ever, people are longing for deep and meaningful change. Another world is not only possible; it is essential. Yet despite our creative and determined efforts to attain social justice and ecological sustainability, our global crises continue to deepen.In "Drinking Molotov Cocktails with Gan[...]
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948) was a pre-eminent political and ideological leader of India during the Indian independence movement, who has grown to become the world's icon of peaceful resistance and nonviolent revolution, resistance to tyranny through mass civil protest. His philosophy and [...]
This book is a comparative study of Gandhi's philosophy and analyzes his relevance to modern political thought. It traces the intellectual origins of Gandhi's nonviolence as well as his engagement with Western thinkers - ancient as well as his contemporaries. The author discusses Gandhi's exchanges [...]
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, otherwise known as Mahatma ('venerable' or 'great soul') was born on 2 October 1869 in Porbandar, in Gujarat, western India. He became an influential political and spiritual leader renowned for his non-violent civil rights crusade and leadership of the Indian independenc[...]
Original / American English (Available April 2008) Mahatma Gandhi died in 1948, but his name is famous around the world. He fought for change in South Africa and then at home in India. But he lived a simple life and he protested without violence. People watched him and they loved him. Many follow hi[...]
Original / American English
Mahatma Gandhi died in 1948, but his name is famous around the world. He fought for change in South Africa and then at home in India. But he lived a simple life and he protested without violence. People watched him and they loved him. Many follow his ideas today. This[...]
The definitive history of modern India in a new updated edition, featuring extensive new material, to mark the seventieth anniversary of Indian independence.[...]
A new addition to the "Eyewitness" series, "Gandhi" brings alive the story of one of the most respected and revered men in modern history. Tracing his life from his childhood through his involvement in the struggle for Indian independence and the Partition of India, "Gandhi" recounts the Dandi March[...]
Discover ten vital and extraordinary life lessons from one of the most important and influential philosophers and peace activists of the twentieth century--Mahatma Gandhi--in this poignant and timely exploration of the true path from anger to peace, as recounted by Gandhi's grandson, Arun Gandhi. In[...]
Mohandas Gandhi s 24-day March to the Sea, from March 12 to April 5, 1930, was a pivotal moment in India s quest to become an independent country no longer ruled by Great Britain. With over 70 marchers, Gandhi walked from his hometown near Ahmedabab to the sea coast by the village of Dandi. The marc[...]
In this breathtaking companion to the award-winning Grandfather Gandhi, Arun Gandhi, with Bethany Hegedus, tells a poignant, personal story of the damage of wastefulness, gorgeuously illustrated by Evan Turk.
At Grandfather Gandhi's service village, each day is filled, from sunrise to sunset, wi[...]