Politics, ethics and the self : re-reading Gandhi's hind swaraj
Politics, ethics and the self : re-reading Gandhi's hind swaraj
edited by Rajeev Bhargava.
- New York : Taylor & Francis, ©2022
- xiv, 353 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Hind Swaraj by Mahatma Gandhi is arguably the greatest text to have emerged from the anti-colonial movement in India and the first to seriously challenge the cultural and civilizational premises of the colonizers' mentality. It is also the first text in India that falls within the broad tradition of modern political philosophy, advancing a complex cluster of theses with conceptual sensitivity, analytical precision, and sustained argument. This book critically engages with Hind Swaraj and explores the fascinating and subtle dialogue set up by Gandhi between the characters of the reader and the editor. With essays from leading contemporary thinkers on Gandhi, the volume looks at themes such as Gandhi on epistemic servitude, decolonization and intercultural translation; his complex critique of modern civilization, his views on the empire; democracy, citizenship and violence; the normative structure of Gandhian thought; Gandhi and the political praxis of educational reconstruction and how to read this text. An important intervention in Gandhian studies, this book will be useful for scholars and researchers of peace studies, political philosophy, Indian philosophy, Indian political thought, political sociology, and South Asian studies"--
9781032417868
2022021466
Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948. Hinda svarāja.
Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948 --Political and social views.
Political science--Philosophy.
Nationalism--History.--India
India--Politics and government--1919-1947.
JA71 / .P6418518 2022
320.01 / BHA-P
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Hind Swaraj by Mahatma Gandhi is arguably the greatest text to have emerged from the anti-colonial movement in India and the first to seriously challenge the cultural and civilizational premises of the colonizers' mentality. It is also the first text in India that falls within the broad tradition of modern political philosophy, advancing a complex cluster of theses with conceptual sensitivity, analytical precision, and sustained argument. This book critically engages with Hind Swaraj and explores the fascinating and subtle dialogue set up by Gandhi between the characters of the reader and the editor. With essays from leading contemporary thinkers on Gandhi, the volume looks at themes such as Gandhi on epistemic servitude, decolonization and intercultural translation; his complex critique of modern civilization, his views on the empire; democracy, citizenship and violence; the normative structure of Gandhian thought; Gandhi and the political praxis of educational reconstruction and how to read this text. An important intervention in Gandhian studies, this book will be useful for scholars and researchers of peace studies, political philosophy, Indian philosophy, Indian political thought, political sociology, and South Asian studies"--
9781032417868
2022021466
Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948. Hinda svarāja.
Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948 --Political and social views.
Political science--Philosophy.
Nationalism--History.--India
India--Politics and government--1919-1947.
JA71 / .P6418518 2022
320.01 / BHA-P