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100 _aGandhi, M. K.,
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245 _aPower of nonviolent resistance :
_bselected writings /
_cM. K. Gandhi; edited with an introduction by Tridip Suhrud.
260 _aNew Delhi
_bPenguin Books,
_c2019.
520 _a"In time for the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of his birth, a specially curated collection of Mahatma Gandhi's writings on nonviolent resistance and activism. A Penguin classic The year 2019 marks the 150th anniversary of Mohandas Karamchand (Mahatma) Gandhi's birth, and Penguin classics presents a short but comprehensive selection of text by Gandhi that speaks to non-violent Civil disobedience and activism. In excerpts drawn from his books, letters, and essays-includingg from Hind Swaraj, satyagraha in South Africa, yeravda Mandir, ashram observances in action, his readings of Thoreau and Tolstoy, and his essays on the life of socrates-thee reader observes the power and eloquence in which Gandhi expressed his views on non-violent resistance, which have inspired activists from the U.S. Civil rights movement and around the world. The power of nonviolent resistance includes a new introduction and suggestions for further exploration by renowned Gandhi scholar Tridip Suhrud, which gives context to the time of Gandhi's writings while placing them firmly into the present-day political climate, inspiring a new generation of activists to follow the Civil rights hero's teachings and practices."--
600 _aGandhi, Mahatma,
_y1869-1948.
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650 _aPassive resistance.
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650 _aResistance.
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650 _aCivil disobedience.
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700 1 _aSuhrud, Tridip,
_eeditor
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