Gandhi and the Unspeakable

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James Douglass, following the theme of his previous study of the JFK assassination, shows how those who conspired to kill Gandhi hoped to destroy a compelling vision of peace, nonviolence, and reconciliation. In tracing the story of Gandhi's early "experiments with truth" in South Africa, Douglass shows how Gandhi had early on confronted and over-come the fear of death. And, as with the case of JFK's death, he shows why this story matters today: what we can learn from Gandhi's truth and its opposition to the powers of his time. Book jacket.