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Confluence of thought : Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr /

The aim of this book is to understand the complex evolution of the socio-political ideas of Gandhi and King and also their confluence in the specific context of India and America respectively. Based on a threadbare analysis of socio-political ideas of Gandhi and King, the book argues that the moral...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chakrabarty, Bidyut, 1958-
Corporate Author: Oxford University Press
Other Authors: Carson, Clayborne, 1944-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Subjects:
Gandhi, > Mahatma, > 1869-1948 > Political and social views.
King, Martin Luther, > Jr., > 1929-1968 > Political and social views.
Gandhi, > Mahatma, > 1869-1948
King, Martin Luther, > Jr., > 1929-1968
Nonviolence > United States > Philosophy.
Nonviolence > India > Philosophy.
Nonviolence > Religious aspects.
Non-violence > États-Unis > Philosophie.
Non-violence > Inde > Philosophie.
Non-violence > Aspect religieux.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > History & Theory.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights.
HISTORY > Asia > India & South Asia.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Nonviolence > Philosophy
Nonviolence > Religious aspects
Political and social views
India
United States
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Summary:The aim of this book is to understand the complex evolution of the socio-political ideas of Gandhi and King and also their confluence in the specific context of India and America respectively. Based on a threadbare analysis of socio-political ideas of Gandhi and King, the book argues that the moral politics of redemptive love and non-violence that they consistently pursued represents an appealing vision for the present century.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199346004
0199346003