Philosophy

Book: Mahatma Gandhi: A Nonviolent Perspective on Peace

A Nonviolent Perspective on Peace

As the world craters on the precipice of catastrophic climate change and the threat of nuclear war hangs over our heads, Gandhi’s blueprint for change must be adopted in the present, argues the author.

Author

Ramin Jahanbegloo, Professor & Vice Dean and Executive Director, Mahatma Gandhi Centre for Peace Studies, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana, India.

Summary

This book maps the genesis and development of Gandhi’s idea of non-violence. It traces the evolution of the message of peace from its first expressions in South Africa to Gandhi’s later campaigns against British rule in India, most prominently the Salt March campaign of 1930. It argues that Gandhi’s blueprint for change must be adopted in the present, as the world craters on the precipice of catastrophic climate change, and the threat of nuclear war hangs over our heads.

A timely book for uncertain times, this work is a reminder of the value of peace in the 21st century. It will be of great interest to readers, scholars and researchers of peace and conflict studies, politics, philosophy, history and South Asian studies.

Publisher: Routledge

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