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Gandhi as Disciple and Mentor

Name: Gandhi as Disciple and Mentor
Author: Thomas Weber
ISBN: 9780521174480

by Thomas Weber

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Overview

Thomas Weber offers new and intriguing insights into the life and thought of one of the best known and most significant figures of the twentieth century. Whereas previous literature has tended to focus on Gandhi's political legacy, Weber explores the spiritual and philosophical richness of his relationships through biographical reflections on people who influenced Gandhi, and those who were, in turn, influenced by him.

Synopsis

A series of biographical reflections on those who influenced and were influenced by Gandhi.

About the Author, Thomas Weber

Thomas Weber teaches politics and peace studies at La Trobe University. He has been researching and writing on Gandhi's life, thought and legacy for over twenty years. His publications include Gandhi's Peace Army: The Shanti Sena and Unarmed Peacekeeping (1996) and On the Salt Marsh: The Historiography of Gandhi's March to Dandi (1997).