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Lädt ... Gandhi and the Unspeakable: His Final Experiment with Truth (2012)von James W. Douglass
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. A short and interesting read. His assasination is portrayed as a conspiracy theory where elements of an Hindu Extremist Organization who infiltrated the ranks of the police and ruling party, failed to pursue a more vigorous investigation of the obvious threats and go after the perpetrators in spite of overwhelming evidence. A short and interesting read. His assasination is portrayed as a conspiracy theory where elements of an Hindu Extremist Organization who infiltrated the ranks of the police and ruling party, failed to pursue a more vigorous investigation of the obvious threats and go after the perpetrators in spite of overwhelming evidence. In this little book of about 120 pages, not including notes and acknowledgments, James Douglass simultaneously recounts the evolution of Gandhi's awareness from the origins of his commitment to nonviolence to his final months of life; offers insights nonviolence; tells the story of the successful plot to assassinate Gandhi; and analyzes the complicity of the Indian government in the assassination, along the way describing quite well the mindset of those who convince themselves nonviolence cannot actually accomplish its goals. Whew! With all that crammed in, you'd think this would be a bit of a hard read but Douglass keeps things clear and simple from start to finish. Zeige 3 von 3 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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In 1948, at the dawn of his country s independence, Mohandas Gandhi, father of the Indian independence movement and a beloved prophet of nonviolence, was assassinated by Hindu nationalists. In riveting detail, author James W. Douglass shows as he previously did with the story of JFK how police and security forces were complicit in the assassination and how in killing one man, they hoped to destroy his vision of peace, nonviolence, and reconciliation. Gandhi had long anticipated and prepared for this fate. In reviewing the little-known story of his early experiments in truth in South Africa the laboratory for Gandhi s philosophy of satyagraha, or truth force Douglass shows how early he confronted and overcame the fear of death. And, as with his account of JFK s death, he shows why this story matters: what we can learn from Gandhi s truth in the struggle for peace and reconciliation today. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Google Books — Lädt ... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)954.03History and Geography Asia India and South Asia 1785–1947 British ruleKlassifikation der Library of Congress [LCC] (USA)BewertungDurchschnitt:
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