Selected Political Writings
The first collection of Gandhi's writings to be based on the complete edition of his works, this new volume presents Gandhi's most important political writings arranged around the two central themes of his political teachings: satyagraha (the power of nonviolence) and swaraj (freedom). Dennis Dalton's general introduction and headnotes highlight the life of Gandhi, set the readings in historical context, and provide insight into the conceptual framework of Gandhi's political theory. Complete...
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The first collection of Gandhi's writings to be based on the complete edition of his works, this new volume presents Gandhi's most important political writings arranged around the two central themes of his political teachings: satyagraha (the power of nonviolence) and swaraj (freedom). Dennis Dalton's general introduction and headnotes highlight the life of Gandhi, set the readings in historical context, and provide insight into the conceptual framework of Gandhi's political theory. Complete with bibliography, glossary, and index.
A Note on the TextsIntroduction3Pt. ISatyagraha: The Power of Nonviolence27Truth Is One30The Crime of Chauri Chaura32What Is Truth?35Preface to Leo Tolstoy's "Letter to a Hindoo"37On Ahimsa40Non-violence41My Path42"On the Verge of It"43Letter to Narandas Gandhi44Love Not Hate45Civility47The Need for Humility49Satyagraha, Civil Disobedience, Passive Resistance, Non-co-operation50Satyagraha - Not Passive Resistance51The First of August58The Non-co-operation Resolution59Evidence Before Disorders Inquiry Committee60Is It Unconstitutional?64Doctrine of the Sword69Civil Disobedience73Letter to Lord Irwin75Duty of Disloyalty79Some Rules of Satyagraha81"Render Unto Caesar"83Fasting in Non-violent Action87Was It Coercive?88Notes to Part I93Pt. IISwaraj: Gandhi's Idea of Freedom95Independence v. Swaraj98Resolution on Fundamental Rights and Economic Changes101Speech on Fundamental Rights103True Independence107Implications of the Constructive Programme108Hindu-Muslim Question in India110Hindu-Muslim Tension: Its Cause and Cure113Hindu-Muslim Unity114The Sin of Untouchability118An Impatient Worker121Speech at Public Meeting, Trichinopoly122Caste Has to Go124Untouchability, Women and Swaraj126Speech at Bhagini Samaj, Bombay127Women of Gujarat130Answers to Zamindars132Economic Equality133Interview to Nirmal Kumar Bose135Speech at Meeting of Village Workers, Nagpur137Who Is a Socialist?139The Realities143Duty, Democracy and Swaraj144Democracy and Non-violence148Notes to Part II153Chronology155Glossary159Bibliography163Index165
