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In time for the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of his birth, a specially curated collection of Mahatma Gandhis writings on nonviolent resistance and activism.A Penguin ClassicThe year 2019 marks the 150th anniversary of Mohandas Karamchand (Mahatma) Gandhis birth, and Penguin Classics presents a short but comprehensive selection of text by Gandhi that speaks to non-violent civil disobedience and activism. In excerpts drawn from his books, letters, and essaysincluding from Hind Swaraj, Satyagraha in South Africa, Yeravda Mandir, Ashram Observances in Action, his readings of Thoreau and Tolstoy, and his essays on the life of Socratesthe reader observes the power and eloquence in which Gandhi expressed his views on non-violent resistance, which have inspired activists from the U.S. Civil Rights movement and around the world. The Power of Nonviolent Resistance includes a new introduction and suggestions for further exploration by renowned Gandhi scholar Tridip Suhrud, which gives context to the time of Gandhis writings while placing them firmly into the present-day political climate, inspiring a new generation of activists to follow the civil rights heros teachings and practices.