Hind Swaraj And Other Writings

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© Cambridge University Press, 1997

ISBN 81-7596-018-3 PB

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Hind Swaraj And Other Writings

Edited By Anthony J. Parel

Hind Swaraj is Mahatma Gandhi’s fundamental work. It is a key to understanding not only his life and thought but also the politics of South Asia in the first half of the twentieth century. For the first time this volume presents the text of the 1910 edition of Hind Swaraj and includes Gandhi’s own preface and Foreword (not found in the other editions) and annotations by the editor. In h is own introduction, Anthony J. Parel sets the work in its historical and political contexts. He analyses the significance of Gandhi’s experiences in England and South Africa and examines the intellectual cross-currents from east and west that affected the formation of the mind and character of one of the twentieth century’s truly outstanding figures. The second part of the volume contains some of Gandhi’s other writing, including his correspondence with Tolstoy, Nehru and others. Short bibliographical synopses of prominent figures mentioned in the text and a chronology of important events are also includes as aids to the reader.