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£14.99 HB556 pages27 b/w photos
NEW TITLEJuly 2013
978-93-81523-31-5
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The iconic Mohandas K. Gandhi is synonymous with India’s struggle for freedom. Despite the vast body of literature that exists on him, many crucial ques-tions remain unanswered until now. In this remark-able book, Prof. Hasan appraises the times in which Gandhi grew up and asks:• How did he move millions with so little effort?• Why did he succeed in most cases and contingen-cies, but not when it came to engaging with Muslim nationalism?• Is it not ironic that the messanger of non-violence lived through Partition, one of the sub-continent’s most violent events?
Hasan critically examines Gandhi’s reading and inter-pretation of Islam, his relationship with the Muslim communities, and his strategy of dealing with them. He also compares and contrasts him with the leading Muslim political actors of the time. Comparisons of Gandhi with B.R. Ambedkar and the Nehrus reveal the discontinuities as well as the continuities in the Indian national movement.
In examining the landmark events in the birth of modern India, the author greatly deepens and en-riches our understanding of the people in the Ma-hatma’s life insofar as they affected and shaped his politics. He offers rare insight into Gandhi’s opposi-tion to the Two-Nation theory, and his concept of Unity in Diversity. He sheds a bright light on the roots of his differences with M.A. Jinnah.
This is a very closely researched book that genuinely offers new insights into a man whose influence has spread far beyond the confines of his native land, in particular with his relationship with Islam and the Muslim communities and its leaders.
FAITH and FREEDOMGandhi in History
by Professor Mushirul Hasan
MUSHIRUL HASAN is an internationally-renowned historian, prolific author and former Vice-Chancellor of Jamia Milia Islamia in Delhi - one of India’s premier universities. He has published widely on Partition, communalism and on the histories of Islam in South Asia. He was awarded the Padma Shri by the Govern-ment of India in 2007, and the Ordres des Palmes Académiques by France in 2010.
229 x152mm; 556 pages; 27 b/w photographsHardcover; dust-jacket
ISBN: 978-93-81523-31-5 BIC: HBTR BGH HPS 1FK
£14.99HB
