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Gandhi (Profiles in Power Series) | 
 enlarge | Author: David Arnold
Publisher: Longman
Category: Book
List Price: $26.67
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 968785
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 280
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.1 x 0.7
ISBN: 0582319781
Dewey Decimal Number: 909
EAN: 9780582319783
ASIN: 0582319781
Publication Date: August 31, 2001
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Gandhi's is an extraordinary and compelling story. Few individuals in history have made so great a mark upon their times. And yet Gandhi never held high political office, commanded no armies and was not even a compelling orator. His 'power' therefore makes a particularly fascinating subject for investigation. David Arnold explains how and why the shy student and affluent lawyer became one of the most powerful anti-colonial figures Western empires in Asia ever faced and why he aroused such intense affection, loyalty (and at times much bitter hatred) among Indians and Westerners alike. Attaching as much influence to the idea and image of Gandhi as to the man himself, Arnold sees Gandhi not just as a Hindu saint but as a colonial subject, whose attitudes and experiences expressed much that was common to countless others in India and elsewhere who sought to grapple with the overwhelming power and cultural authority of the West. A vivid and highly readable introducation to Gandhi's life and times, Arnold's book opens up fascinating insights into one of the twentieth century's most remarkable men.
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slow but ok November 1, 2001
2 out of 7 found this review helpful
I had to read this book for a school project. It's a good, thorough biography but it is a VERY SLOW READ!!! I wouldn't start reading this unless you had a lot of time on your hands. It took me around a week to read it, and I read pretty fast. The author examines Gandhi's life in depth, with a TON of detail. All in all, it's a great biography, but somewhat boring if you're not interested in what Gandhi was really like.
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