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Gandhian nonviolent struggle and untouchability in South India : the 1924-25 Vykom Satyagraha and mechanisms of change /

Through an analysis of the twenty-month long Gandhian Satyagraha (non-violent resistance) against untouchability at Vykom, Kerala, in the mid-1920s, this book explores new approaches to the understanding and practice of non-violence as a means of civil protest.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: King, Mary E. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Gandhi, > Mahatma, > 1869-1948.
Gandhi, > Mahatma, > 1869-1948
Passive resistance > India > History > 20th century.
Caste > India > History > 20th century.
Dalits > India > History > 20th century.
Travancore (India) > Politics and government > 20th century.
Travancore (India) > Social life and customs > 20th century.
Résistance passive > Inde > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Castes > Inde > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Caste
Dalits
Manners and customs
Passive resistance
Politics and government
India
India > Travancore
1900-1999
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Through an analysis of the twenty-month long Gandhian Satyagraha (non-violent resistance) against untouchability at Vykom, Kerala, in the mid-1920s, this book explores new approaches to the understanding and practice of non-violence as a means of civil protest.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxi, 344 pages : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199085279
0199085277