Gandhi's Global Legacy

<P>While there has been sustained interest in Gandhi’s methods and continued academic inquiry Gandhi's Global Legacy: Moral Methods and Modern Challenges is unique in bringing together an interdisciplinary group of scholars who analyze Gandhi’s tactics moral methods and philosophical principles not just in the fields of social and political activism but in the areas of philosophy religion literature economics health international relations and interpersonal communication. Bringing this wide range of disciplinary backgrounds the contributors provide fresh perspectives on Gandhi’s thought and practice as well as critical analyses of his work and its contemporary relevance. </P><P>Edited by Veena R. Howard this book reveals the need for reconstructing Gandhi’s ideas and moral methods in today’s context through a broad spectrum of crucial issues including pacifism health communal living gender dynamics the role of anger and peacebuilding. Gandhi’s methods have been refined and reimagined to fit different situations but there remains a need to consider his concept of Sarvodaya (uplift of all) the importance of economic gender and racial equity as well as the value of dialogue and dissenting voices in building a just society. The book points to new directions for the study of Gandhi in the globalized world. </P><P></P>