Gandhi's Khadi: A History of Contention and Conciliation
Rahul Ramagundam
The book is a study of khadi, the fabric that successfully transcended its commodity status to become a political symbol. Using a fresh approach, it shows how an idea, determinedly pursued, can become a movement. Khadi acquired emblematic status during India's freedom struggle. Gandhi saw khadi as heralding real freedom to the millions of poor and marginalised Indians. Recreating a parallel history of the khadi movement alongside that of India's freedom struggle, the author argues that khadi's core semiotic lay in its being a commodity of resistance against colonial exploitation.
Rok:
2008
Wydawnictwo:
Orient Longman
Język:
english
Strony:
298
ISBN 10:
8125035834
ISBN 13:
9788125035831
Plik:
PDF, 82.29 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2008