Gandhi: Prisoner Of Hope
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Few figures in modern history have captivated the world's imagination quite like Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi — a man who, armed with nothing but moral conviction and an unshakeable belief in human dignity, brought the greatest empire on earth to its knees. Gandhi: Prisoner of Hope by Judith M. Brown is a definitive biographical account that chronicles the life of the Mahatma from his origins in a modest Indian merchant family, through his formative years in South Africa, to his emergence as the towering spiritual and political leader of India's independence movement. Brown presents a Gandhi who is neither myth nor saint, but a deeply human figure whose genius lay in his extraordinary ability to translate personal faith into mass political action — wielding non-violent resistance as a weapon of revolutionary power. Brown, one of the foremost Western scholars of South Asian history, draws on an exhaustive range of primary sources — including Gandhi's own voluminous correspondence — to construct a portrait of unrivalled depth and nuance. The work argues compellingly that Gandhi's enduring power stemmed not from political strategy alone, but from a restless, lifelong spiritual quest that made him simultaneously a prisoner and a prophet of hope. Themes of faith, self-sacrifice, nationalism, and the complex intersection of religion and politics run throughout, rendered in Brown's authoritative yet accessible prose. For anyone seeking to understand the man behind the legend, and the forces that shaped the modern world, this landmark biography poses an irresistible question: can one individual's hope truly change the course of history?
Author: Judith M. Brown
Format: Hardback
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Few figures in modern history have captivated the world's imagination quite like Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi — a man who, armed with nothing but moral conviction and an unshakeable belief in human dignity, brought the greatest empire on earth to its knees. Gandhi: Prisoner of Hope by Judith M. Brown is a definitive biographical account that chronicles the life of the Mahatma from his origins in a modest Indian merchant family, through his formative years in South Africa, to his emergence as the towering spiritual and political leader of India's independence movement. Brown presents a Gandhi who is neither myth nor saint, but a deeply human figure whose genius lay in his extraordinary ability to translate personal faith into mass political action — wielding non-violent resistance as a weapon of revolutionary power. Brown, one of the foremost Western scholars of South Asian history, draws on an exhaustive range of primary sources — including Gandhi's own voluminous correspondence — to construct a portrait of unrivalled depth and nuance. The work argues compellingly that Gandhi's enduring power stemmed not from political strategy alone, but from a restless, lifelong spiritual quest that made him simultaneously a prisoner and a prophet of hope. Themes of faith, self-sacrifice, nationalism, and the complex intersection of religion and politics run throughout, rendered in Brown's authoritative yet accessible prose. For anyone seeking to understand the man behind the legend, and the forces that shaped the modern world, this landmark biography poses an irresistible question: can one individual's hope truly change the course of history?