World History Biographies: Gandhi: The Young Protestor Who Founded A Nation (National Geographic World History Biographies)

Type

Book

Authors

Philip Wilkinson

ISBN 10

0792236483

ISBN 13

9780792236481

Tags

Asia, Historical, Multicultural, Political

Description

A shy, serious boy, Mahatma Gandhi would later lead India to nationhood and change the course of history. After studying law in London, he championed Indian rights in South Africa for two decades. He returned to India in 1914, leading a campaign of nonviolent protest and civil disobedience against British rule. Philip Wilkinson's lively narrative takes us through his remarkable life, up to India's independence in 1947, and the tragic conclusion; in 1948 Gandhi was assassinated by a fanatic opposed to his program of tolerance for all creeds and religions. - from Amzon

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