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Title: Gandhi on Non-Violence by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Thomas Merton ISBN: 0-8112-0097-3 Publisher: New Directions Publishing Pub. Date: May, 1965 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $8.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.25 (4 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Good, but hardly comprehensive
Comment: This is a useful book in times such as ours if you find yourself in need of a short, pithy statement on nonviolence. It is a sort of "wit and wisdom" collection, with no passage longer than a few sentences. While that certainly doesn't allow the reader any in-depth study of Gandhi's philosophy, it is useful for readers already familiar with that philosophy who are seeking simple and quick access to essential statements.
Rating: 2
Summary: Lacks Context
Comment: This book was disappointing. Although the quotations are excellent, by themselves they are little more than random sentences. Without the context of Gandhi's story, without knowing what his life and actions were all about, having a book with some words he said is practically meaningless. As I read the quotations, I found myself referring to Louis Fischer's biography of Gandhi, and Gandhi's own autobiography to find out what the quotes meant when Gandhi actually said or wrote them. When I got too lazy to look up the quote somewhere else, the words merely passed before my eyes in a way that could not be described as reading. The entire volume has an engineered, overprocessed quality because of the topical, rather than chronological or situational, arrangement of entries.
The introductory essay seemed to run on forever, but it is an interesting insight into Gandhi's motives and choices. Generally, though, it is verbose and tedious, not at all the engaging and lively reading I would hope would be associated with such a charismatic subject.
I can see this volume being useful for gathering direct quotes for a paper or speech about Gandhi, but without background information found in other materials, the meaning behind the quotes in this book will be next to impossible to understand.
In short, for general reading on Gandhi's life, find another volume. Get this only if you're looking for sound bytes arranged by topic for use as one liners.
Rating: 4
Summary: could've been longer....
Comment: ...but it's a good selection of Gandhi's thoughts on the topic, and Merton's intro is wonderful.
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Title: Gandhi An Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments With Truth by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Mahadev Desai, Sissela Bok ISBN: 0807059099 Publisher: Beacon Press Pub. Date: 01 November, 1993 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: The Essential Gandhi : An Anthology of His Writings on His Life, Work, and Ideas by Mahatma Gandhi, Louis Fischer ISBN: 1400030501 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 12 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Non-Violent Resistance by M. K. Gandhi ISBN: 0486416062 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 29 May, 2001 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: The Gospel of Selfless Action: Or the Gita According to Gandhi by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Mahadev H. Desai ISBN: 1883938716 Publisher: Dry Bones Press Pub. Date: February, 2000 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: The Bhagavad Gita According to Gandhi by Mohandas K. Gandhi, John Strohmeier, Michael N. Nagler ISBN: 1893163113 Publisher: Berkeley Hills Books Pub. Date: September, 2000 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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