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Gandhi and South Africa: Perspectives and Prospects
Martin Prozesky Judith M. Brown
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Description for Gandhi and South Africa: Perspectives and Prospects
Paperback. Result of a conference held in 1993, a century after Gandhi was ejected from a train at Pietermaritzburg station, this book traces some of the influences, which effected his transformation from an unsuccessful young man to a mature political and spiritual leader ready to carve his niche in history after his return to India in 1914. Num Pages: 152 pages, 14ill. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BGH; HBJH; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140. Weight in Grams: 170.
On Pietermaritzburg station in 1893 a young Indian lawyer, newly arrived in South Africa, was ejected from a train to Pretoria for insisting on his right to travel first class. It was to the cold night hours spent in the waiting room that Gandhi himself traced the genesis of his great resolve - to fight injustice by non-violent means. Crucial as this episode was, it was but one of the manifold influences which shaped the Gandhi-to-be during his sojourn in South Africa. This title arose from a conference held a century later, in 1993, at the University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, ... Read more
On Pietermaritzburg station in 1893 a young Indian lawyer, newly arrived in South Africa, was ejected from a train to Pretoria for insisting on his right to travel first class. It was to the cold night hours spent in the waiting room that Gandhi himself traced the genesis of his great resolve - to fight injustice by non-violent means. Crucial as this episode was, it was but one of the manifold influences which shaped the Gandhi-to-be during his sojourn in South Africa. This title arose from a conference held a century later, in 1993, at the University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of KwaZulu-Natal Press
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
Number of Pages
152
Place of Publication
Scottsville, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
ISBN
9780869809174
SKU
V9780869809174
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