Mahatma Gandhi
In a world strained by conflict, we look to the past for models of peace. With historical and full-color photographs complementing documentary texts, Odysseys in Peace invites advanced readers along on a journey to experience the lives of important peace-seekers like never before. These titles feature a sophisticated design peppered with arresting photographs that illustrate key moments in each figure's life as well as the experiences that shaped their legacy. Side panels, colored callouts, and first-person quotations assist in making the text accessible to a wide range of learners. A biography of Indian activist Mahatma Gandhi, examining his position as a leader of nonviolent civil disobedience, as well as his emphasis on fasting and other social stances.
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Mahatma Gandhi
In a world strained by conflict, we look to the past for models of peace. With historical and full-color photographs complementing documentary texts, Odysseys in Peace invites advanced readers along on a journey to experience the lives of important peace-seekers like never before. These titles feature a sophisticated design peppered with arresting photographs that illustrate key moments in each figure's life as well as the experiences that shaped their legacy. Side panels, colored callouts, and first-person quotations assist in making the text accessible to a wide range of learners. A biography of Indian activist Mahatma Gandhi, examining his position as a leader of nonviolent civil disobedience, as well as his emphasis on fasting and other social stances.
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Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi

by Laura K. Murray
Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi

by Laura K. Murray

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In a world strained by conflict, we look to the past for models of peace. With historical and full-color photographs complementing documentary texts, Odysseys in Peace invites advanced readers along on a journey to experience the lives of important peace-seekers like never before. These titles feature a sophisticated design peppered with arresting photographs that illustrate key moments in each figure's life as well as the experiences that shaped their legacy. Side panels, colored callouts, and first-person quotations assist in making the text accessible to a wide range of learners. A biography of Indian activist Mahatma Gandhi, examining his position as a leader of nonviolent civil disobedience, as well as his emphasis on fasting and other social stances.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781628327274
Publisher: The Creative Company
Publication date: 08/20/2019
Series: Odysseys in Peace Series
Pages: 80
Product dimensions: 6.40(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.30(d)
Lexile: 1130L (what's this?)
Age Range: 12 - 18 Years

Table of Contents

Introduction 9

Birth of a Leader 13

Satyagraha Rules 25

Launching the Resistance 29

Phoenix Settlement 32

Peace Prize-less 36

Civil Disobedience 41

Do or Die 45

Spinning-Wheel Symbolism 50

Standing for the Untouchables 54

Kasturba Gandhi 61

Criticism and Legacy 63

To Stage, Screen, and Beyond 69

Timeline 75

Selected Bibliography 76

Endnotes 77

Websites 79

Index 80

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