Gandhi

Jad Adams

Pegasus Books, Jul 15, 2011 - Biography & Autobiography - 288 pages

Jad Adams traces the course of Gandhi's multi-faceted life, and the development of his religious, political, and social thinking over seven tumultuous decades: from his comfortable upbringing in a princely state in Gujarat; his early civil rights campaigns; his leadership through civil disobedience in the 1920s and 1930s that made him a world icon; and finally to his assassination by a Hindu extremist in 1948, only months after the birth of an independent India.An elegant and masterly account of one of the seminal figures of twentieth-century history, Adams presents for the first time the true story behind the man whose life may truly be said to have changed the world.

About the author

Jad Adams is a historian and television producer. He is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society and is currently a visiting research fellow of the School of Advanced Study at the University of London.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Gandhi
• Author: Jad Adams
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Pegasus Books, 2011
• ISBN: 1605981710, 9781605981710
• Length: 288 pages
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Political