This book presents a rethinking of the world legacy of Mahatma
Gandhi in this era of unspeakable global violence. Through
interdisciplinary research, key Gandhian concepts are revisited by
tracing their genealogies in multiple histories of world contact
and by foregrounding their relevance to contemporary struggles to
regain the humane in the midst of global conflict. The relevance of
Gandhian notions of ahimsa and satyagraha is assessed in the
context of contemporary events, when religious fundamentalisms of
various kinds are competing with the arrogance and unilateralism of
imperial capital to reduce the world to a state of international
lawlessness.
Covering a wide and comprehensive range of topics such as Gandhi
s vegetarianism and medical practice, his successes and failures as
a litigator in South Africa, his experiments with communal living
and his concepts of non-violence and satyagraha. The book combines
historical, philosophical, and textual readings of different
aspects of the leader s life and works.
Rethinking Gandhi in a New World Order will be of interest to
students and academics interested in peace and conflict studies,
South Asian history, world history, postcolonial studies, and
studies on Gandhi."
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