Gandhi, IIndian Independence, and Civil Disobedience

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Gandhi looms large in the history of civil disobedience, experimenting with the strategy, first, in South Africa, and later, against the British colonialists in India. In the Indian struggle for independence his role varied considerably at different times. This course is an analysis, based on new materials, of how Gandhi discovered civil disobedience, how he perfected it as a political tool, and how he won Indian independence. Readings, visuals, audio recordings, discussions.