Mahatma Gandhi

by Douglas Allen

The idea of nonviolent resistance is still as essential and almost as radical today as it was when Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) first pioneered in India the protest of political tyranny--in his case against British colonialism--through massive displays of civil disobedience. Gandhi's ideas of peaceful protest went on to inspire the marches and sit-ins of the American Civil Rights movement and continue to be the foundations for political and social...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1861898657
• ISBN13: 9781861898654
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Length: 191 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.1" x 7.8"