The Philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi for the Twenty-First Century |
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Editor:
| Allen, Douglas |
Contribution by:
| Parekh, Bhikhu Parel, Anthony Haksar, Vinit Johnson, Richard L. Gier, Nicholas F. Dallmayr, Fred Prabhu, Joseph Dadhich, Naresh Paranjape, Makarand Chatterjee, Margaret Naidu, M. V. |
ISBN: | 978-0-7391-2224-2 |
Publication Date: | Mar 2008 |
Publisher: | Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $61.95 |
Book Description:
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This volume shows how Gandhi's thought and action-oriented approach are significant, relevant, and urgently needed for addressing major contemporary problems and concerns, including issues of violence and nonviolence, war and peace, religious conflict and dialogue, terrorism, ethics, civil disobedience, injustice, modernism and postmodernism, oppression and exploitation, and environmental destruction. Appropriate for general readers and Gandhi specialists, this volume will be of...
More DescriptionThis volume shows how Gandhi's thought and action-oriented approach are significant, relevant, and urgently needed for addressing major contemporary problems and concerns, including issues of violence and nonviolence, war and peace, religious conflict and dialogue, terrorism, ethics, civil disobedience, injustice, modernism and postmodernism, oppression and exploitation, and environmental destruction. Appropriate for general readers and Gandhi specialists, this volume will be of interest for those in philosophy, religion, political science, history, cultural studies, peace studies, and many other fields.