The Essential Writings Of Mahatma Gandhi (oxford India Paperbacks)

This balanced selection of Gandhi's writings, taken from his letters, articles and books, represents the complete cross-section of his thought, from his early years as a young barrister freshly called to the bar in London, to his final days as sage and counsel to newly independent India. The selection not only reveals the growth of his ideas but also their essential internal integrity and consistency. `The Essential Writings' shows Gandhi to be both an ascetic mystic contemplative, as well as a man of action, and reveals aspects of Gandhi's thought and character that may have previously been obscured, even to those who think they already know the Mahatma.