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Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth by Gandhi, Mohandas

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A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
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Binding
Paperback
Weight
1 lbs
Product Group
Book
IsTextBook
No
ISBN
0486245934
Book Title
Autobiography : the Story of My Experiments with Truth
Item Length
8.5in
Publisher
Dover Publications, Incorporated
Publication Year
1983
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Author
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Features
Reprint
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History, Philosophy
Topic
Eastern, Asia / India & South Asia, Social Activists, Historical
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
18.7 Oz
Number of Pages
480 Pages

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"My purpose," Mahatma Gandhi writes of this book, "is to describe experiments in the science of Satyagraha, not to say how good I am." Satyagraha, Gandhi's nonviolent protest movement ( satya = true, agraha = firmness), came to stand, like its creator, as a moral principle and a rallying cry; the principle was truth and the cry freedom. The life of Gandhi has given fire and fiber to freedom fighters and to the untouchables of the world: hagiographers and patriots have capitalized on Mahatma myths. Yet Gandhi writes: "Often the title Mahatma, Great Soul] has deeply pained me. . . . But I should certainly like to narrate my experiments in the spiritual field which are known only to myself, and from which I have derived such power as I possess for working in the political field." Clearly, Gandhi never renounced the world; he was neither pacifist nor cult guru. Who was Gandhi? In the midst of resurging interest in the man who freed India, inspired the American Civil Rights Movement, and is revered, respected, and misunderstood all over the world, the time is proper to listen to Gandhi himself -- in his own words, his own "confessions," his autobiography. Gandhi made scrupulous truth-telling a religion and his Autobiography inevitably reminds one of other saints who have suffered and burned for their lapses. His simply narrated account of boyhood in Gujarat, marriage at age 13, legal studies in England, and growing desire for purity and reform has the force of a man extreme in all things. He details his gradual conversion to vegetarianism and ahimsa (non-violence) and the state of celibacy ( brahmacharya, self-restraint) that became one of his more arduous spiritual trials. In the political realm he outlines the beginning of Satyagraha in South Africa and India, with accounts of the first Indian fasts and protests, his initial errors and misgivings, his jailings, and continued cordial dealings with the British overlords. Gandhi was a fascinating, complex man, a brilliant leader and guide, a seeker of truth who died for his beliefs but had no use for martyrdom or sainthood. His story, the path to his vision of Satyagraha and human dignity, is a critical work of the twentieth century, and timeless in its courage and inspiration.

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Publisher
Dover Publications, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0486245934
ISBN-13
9780486245935
eBay Product ID (ePID)
792237

Product Key Features

Book Title
Autobiography : the Story of My Experiments with Truth
Author
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Features
Reprint
Topic
Eastern, Asia / India & South Asia, Social Activists, Historical
Publication Year
1983
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History, Philosophy
Number of Pages
480 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
8.5in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
18.7 Oz

Additional Product Features

Edition Description
Reprint
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
954.03/5/0924
Dewey Edition
19
Illustrated
Yes

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    The fact that this book is about his true life's story is a good read and I'm enjoying all of it.

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