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Satyagraha in South Africa

Mohandas K. Gandhi, 1928

Summary

Gandhi's own account of his twenty-one years in South Africa and the development of his philosophy of nonviolent resistance. Written in Gujarati and translated into English, this is the primary source for Gandhi's South African campaigns against discriminatory legislation in Natal and the Transvaal — essential for understanding the Indian community's political history in South Africa.

Topics

Indian South Africa, Natal, Transvaal, Civil rights, Gandhi, Passive resistance, Indian community

Bibliographic Information

Author
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Year
1928
Language(s)
English, Gujarati
Period
Colonial rule
Perspective
Indigenous voice
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