| Gandhi: The True Man Behind Modern India Contributor(s): Adams, Jad (Author) |
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ISBN: 1605983411 ISBN-13: 9781605983417 Publisher: Pegasus Books OUR PRICE: $19.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - History | Asia - India & South Asia |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 5.64" W x 8.74" (0.77 lbs) 344 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Cultural Region - Indian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Jad Adams traces the course of Gandhi's multi-faceted life and the development of his religious, political, and social thinking over seven tumultuous decades: from his comfortable upbringing in a princely state in Gujarat; his early civil rights campaigns; his leadership through civil disobedience in the 1920s and 1930s that made him a world icon; and finally to his assassination by a Hindu extremist in 1948, only months after the birth of an independent India. An elegant and masterly account of one of the seminal figures of twentieth-century history, Adams presents for the first time the true story behind the man whose life may truly be said to have changed the world. |
Contributor Bio(s): Adams, Jad: - Jad Adams is a historian and television producer. He is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society and is currently a visiting research fellow of the School of Advanced Study at the University of London. |