{"product_id":"postmodern-gandhi-and-other-essays-gandhi-in-the-world-and-at-home-paperback","title":"Postmodern Gandhi and Other Essays: Gandhi in the World and at Home - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLloyd I. Rudolph\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSusanne Hoeber Rudolph\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGandhi, with his loincloth and walking stick, seems an unlikely advocate of postmodernism. But in \u003ci\u003ePostmodern Gandhi\u003c\/i\u003e, Lloyd and Susanne Rudolph portray him as just that in eight thought-provoking essays that aim to correct the common association of Gandhi with traditionalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCombining core sections of their influential book \u003ci\u003eGandhi: The Traditional Roots of Charisma\u003c\/i\u003e with substantial new material, the Rudolphs reveal here that Gandhi was able to revitalize tradition while simultaneously breaking with some of its entrenched values and practices. Exploring his influence both in India and abroad, they tell the story of how in London the young activist was shaped by the antimodern \"other West\" of Ruskin, Tolstoy, and Thoreau and how, a generation later, a mature Gandhi's thought and action challenged modernity's hegemony. Moreover, the Rudolphs argue that Gandhi's critique of modern civilization in his 1909 book \u003ci\u003eHind Swaraj \u003c\/i\u003ewas an opening salvo of the postmodern era and that his theory and practice of nonviolent collective action (\u003ci\u003esatyagraha\u003c\/i\u003e) articulate and exemplify a postmodern understanding of situational truth. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis radical interpretation of Gandhi's life will appeal to anyone who wants to understand Gandhi's relevance in this century, as well as students and scholars of politics, history, charismatic leadership, and postcolonialism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLloyd I. Rudolph\u003c\/b\u003e is professor emeritus of political science at the University of Chicago. \u003cb\u003eSusanne Hoeber Rudolph\u003c\/b\u003e is the William Benton Distinguished Service Professor Emerita at the University of Chicago. They are coauthors of several books, including, most recently, \u003ci\u003eIn Pursuit of Lakshmi\u003c\/i\u003e, also published by the University of Chicago Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.59 x 8.56 x 5.68 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52637554377011,"sku":"9780226731247","price":61.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/3ZyhAY8rT09780226731247.webp?v=1762293190","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/postmodern-gandhi-and-other-essays-gandhi-in-the-world-and-at-home-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}