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M.K. Gandhi, attorney at law : the man before the Mahatma / / Charles R. DiSalvo



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Autore: DiSalvo Charles R. <1948-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: M.K. Gandhi, attorney at law : the man before the Mahatma / / Charles R. DiSalvo Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , 2013
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (387 p.)
Disciplina: 340.092
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Soggetto topico: Lawyers - India
Soggetto geografico: South Africa Politics and government 1836-1909
Soggetto non controllato: archival materials
biographical
biography
career
civic
cultural anthropology
dramatic events
early years
engaging
equality
ethical logic
gandhi
human condition
indian civil rights movement
indian history
justice
law practice
legal system
life changes
lucrative business
nonviolent civil disobedience
page turner
personal journey
philosophical evolution
political forces
political
revolutionaries
self discovery
social issues
south africa
wealthy indian merchants
white colonial establishment
Classificazione: HIS003000SOC002010
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- contents -- Introduction -- ONE. Dispatched to London -- TWO. The Barrister Who Couldn't Speak -- THREE. An Abundant and Regular Supply of Labour -- FOUR. Dada Abdulla's White Elephant -- FIVE. Not a White Barrister -- SIX. Formation Lessons -- SEVEN. Waller's Question -- EIGHT. A Public Man -- NINE. To Maritzburg -- TEN. Moth and Flame -- ELEVEN. Sacrifice -- TWELVE. Transition and the Transvaal -- THIRTEEN. No Bed of Roses -- FOURTEEN. Disobedience -- FIFTEEN. Courthouse to Jailhouse -- SIXTEEN. Malpractice -- SEVENTEEN. Courtroom as Laboratory -- EIGHTEEN. Closing Arguments -- Mohandas K. Gandhi Chronology -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Sources -- Acknowledgments -- Index
Sommario/riassunto: "In 1888, at the age of eighteen, Mohandas Gandhi sets out from his modest home in India. Shy, timid, and soft-spoken, he embarks on what he believes will be a new life abroad. Twenty-seven years later, at the age of forty-five, he returns-this time fearless, impassioned, and ready to lead his country to freedom. What transformed him? The law. M. K. Gandhi, Attorney at Law is the first biography of the Mahatma's early years as a lawyer. It follows Gandhi as he embarks on a personal journey of self-discovery: from his education in Britain, through the failure of his first law practice in India, to his eventual migration to South Africa. Though he found initial success representing wealthy Indian merchants, events on the ground would come to change him. Relentless attacks by the white colonial establishment on Indian civil rights prompted Gandhi to give up his lucrative business in favor of representing the oppressed in court. Gandhi had originally hoped that the South African legal system could be relied upon for justice. But when the courts failed to respond, he had no choice but to shift tactics, developing what would ultimately become his lasting legacy-the philosophy and practice of nonviolent civil disobedience. As he took on the most powerful governmental, economic, and political forces of his day, Gandhi transformed himself from a modest civil rights lawyer into a tireless freedom fighter. Relying on never-before-seen archival materials, this book provides the reader with a front-row seat to the dramatic events that would alter Gandhi-and history-forever."--
Titolo autorizzato: M.K. Gandhi, attorney at law  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-520-95662-1
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910820100503321
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