Bibliograph

The nonviolent struggle for Indian freedom, 1905-19, David Hardiman

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The nonviolent struggle for Indian freedom, 1905-19, David Hardiman

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The nonviolent struggle for Indian freedom, 1905-19

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

1088653709

Responsibility statement

David Hardiman

Series statement

Oxford scholarship online.

Summary

Much of the recent surge in writing about the practice of nonviolent forms of resistance has focused on movements that occurred after the end of the Second World War, many of which have been extremely successful. Although the fact that such a method of civil resistance was developed in its modern form by Indians is acknowledged in this writing, there has not until now been an authoritative history of the role of Indians in the evolution of the phenomenon. The text argues that while nonviolence is associated above all with the towering figure of Mahatma Gandhi, 'passive resistance' was already being practiced as a form of civil protest by nationalists in British-ruled India, though there was no principled commitment to nonviolence as such.--, Provided by publisher

Target audience

specialized

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