The South African Gandhi : stretcher-bearer of empire /

"In the pantheon of freedom fighters, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi has pride of place. His fame and influence extend far beyond India and are nowhere more significant than in South Africa. "India gave us a Mohandas, we gave them a Mahatma," goes a popular South African refrain. Contempo...

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Main Authors: Desai, Ashwin (Author), Vahed, Goolam H., 1961- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2016]
Series:South Asia in motion.
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