Philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi for the Twenty-First Century
Douglas Allen (Redaktør) Bhikhu Parekh (Innledning) Anthony Parel (Innledning) Vinit Haksar (Innledning) Richard L. Johnson (Innledning) Nicholas F. Gier (Innledning) Fred Dallmayr (Innledning) Joseph Prabhu (Innledning) Naresh Dadhich (Innledning) Makarand R. Paranjape (Innledning) Margaret Chatterjee (Innledning) M V. Naidu (Innledning)
«The collection is well organized, reasonably focused, and highly engaging. Without exception, the essays are well-written and thought-provoking. This book makes an important intellectual contribution.»
Sushil Mittal, Mahatma Gandhi Center for Global Nonviolence, James Madison University
Often considered the most admired human being of the twentieth century, Mahatma Gandhi was and remains controversial. Among the leading Gandhi scholars in the world, the authors of the timely studies in this volume present numerous ways in which Gandhi's thought and action-oriented approach are significant, relevant, and urgently needed for addressing the major problems and concerns of the twenty-first century. Les mer
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Lexington Books
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9780739122235
- Utgivelsesår
- 2008
- Format
- 24 x 16 cm
Anmeldelser
«The collection is well organized, reasonably focused, and highly engaging. Without exception, the essays are well-written and thought-provoking. This book makes an important intellectual contribution.»
Sushil Mittal, Mahatma Gandhi Center for Global Nonviolence, James Madison University
«The substance and structure of this volume make it different from other recent books on the subject…. Each of the chapters is unique in approach and substance and contains multiple layers of thought…. This thought-provoking book, full of nuanced understanding of Gandhi's thoughts, makes an excellent contribution to the relevance of Gandhi's philosophy for the twenty-first century…. Overall, this outstanding collection will be valuable to Gandhian scholars, students, and activists. It will also make an excellent resource for classroom learning.»
Philosophy East and West
«This accessible book raises important questions about the relationship of Gandhian thought to the contemporary world. Its broad range will be of interest to people from varying backgrounds.»
Ian M. Harris, International Peace Research Association Foundation and University of Wisconsin-Milwa