Part I Nationalism and Indianity 1. Swaraj, the Objective 2. The Voice of India 3. The Defence of Indianity Part II Nationalism and Allegiance 4. War and Non-violence 5. Volte-face Part III Nationalism and Rebellion 6. Wait-and-see Interlude 7. Stooping to Reconquer 8. The Demise of the Pro-Changers Part IV Nationalism and Partition 9. The Temptation of the One-Party System 10. Retaliation 11. From Britain as Empire to Britain as Umpire 12. The Judgement of King Solomon Envoy: The Two Brothers
Gandhi's nationalism was, in Wm Roger Louis's phrase, 'larger than the struggle for independence'. He sought a tolerant and unified state that included all communities within a 'Mother India'. Panter-Brick's work will be essential reading for all scholars and students of Indian history and political ideas.
Simone Panter-Brick is a renowned expert on Mahatma Gandhi's political thought and action. Her previous publications include Gandhi and the Middle East: Jews, Arabs and Imperial Interests (I.B.Tauris) and Gandhi Against Machiavellism: Non-violence in Politics. She holds a doctorate in Law and Political Science from the University of Nancy, France.
Simone Panter-Brick's elegant new study attends to the stages and evolution of Gandhi's nationalism. Brimming with insight and written with a sure and fluid hand, Panter-Brick carefully navigates through and makes sense of the often dramatic turns in Gandhi's political vision and strategies for attaining independence. Karuna Mantena, Associate Professor of Political Science, Yale University Was Gandhi a nationalist? This engrossing and intricate study illuminates the thought and action of Churchill's "half-naked fakir" as he resisted anti-Indian legislation in South Africa in his younger days, accepted separation from the British Empire in middle age, and labored to prevent the partition of the subcontinent late in life. Any reader wishing to fathom just what India meant to Gandhi should read this book, the work of an author who understands "Gandhianity" and "Indianity" almost as well as the Mahatma did himself. Paul Jankowski, Ray Ginger Professor of History, Brandeis University
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