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100			_aDiSalvo, Charles _955899
245			_aM.K. Gandhi, attorney at law : _cby Charles DiSalvo _bthe man before the Mahatma /
260			_aNoida _bRandon House India _c2012
270			_aWindsor IT Park, 7th Floor, Tower-B, A-1,Sector-125 _bNoida _e201301
300			_axv,456p. _c25cm(Hb)
500			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_a" 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. "-- |c Provided by publisher.
520			_a "This book shows how Gandhi’s early life in the law played a critical role in the subsequent evolution of his philosophy and theory of nonviolent civil disobedience. The author traces Gandhi’s maturation from a tongue-tied novice to a competent professional, from civil rights lawyer to freedom fighter, finally integrating his principles of morality and spirituality into his political life"-- |c Provided by publisher.
600			_a Gandhi, Mahatma, _d1869-1948. _955900
600			_a Gandhi, Mahatma, _d1869-1948 _xTravel _zSouth Africa. _955901
650			_a Lawyers _z India _v Biography. _955902
650			_a South Africa _xPolitics and government _y1836-1909. _955903
650			_a HISTORY / Asia / General. _955904
650			_a SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural _955905
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