Gandhi and the unspeakable : his final experiment with truth
Douglass, James W.2012
Book
In 1948, at the dawn of his country's independence, Mohandas Gandhi, father of the Indian independence movement and a beloved prophet of nonviolence, was assassinated by Hindu nationalists. In riveting detail, author James W. Douglass shows as he previously did with the story of JFK how police and security forces were complicit in the assassination and how in killing one man, they hoped to destroy his vision of peace, nonviolence, and reconciliation. Gandhi had long anticipated and prepared for this fate. In reviewing the little-known story of his early experiments in truth in South Africa the laboratory for Gandhi's philosophy of satyagraha, or truth force. Douglass shows how early he confronted and overcame the fear of death. And, as with his account of JFK's death, he shows why this story matters: what we can learn from Gandhi's truth in the struggle for peace and reconciliation today.
Main title:
Gandhi and the unspeakable : his final experiment with truth / James W. Douglass.
Author:
Imprint:
Maryknoll, N.Y. : Orbis, c2012.
Collation:
xv, 158 p. ; 22 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Seeds of life and death -- Gandhi and his assassins -- Conclusion: Gandhi, Godse, and the cross.
ISBN:
9781570759635 (hbk)
Dewey class:
954.035092B954.035
LC class:
DS481.G3
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
77388
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Library at the Dock | -Biography | BIOG 954.035 GAND | Available |