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Gandhis Johannesburg -Birthplace of Satyagraha EricItzkin (RARE AFRICANA NEW)
From the young mining town of Johannesburg came ideas ofpeaceful struggle which spread across the world. Formulated by Mohandas Gandhiin the early 1900s, the philosophy of Satyagraha (soul force or passiveresistance) became an inspiration to millions all over the world.
For a decade, during the formative years of hisphilosophy, Gandhi lived in and around Johannesburg where he established aprosperous law practice, though his legal work was soon overtaken by hispolitical activism in support of Indian rights. During that decade, he made thestreets and suburbs of the city his own, changing homes frequently and walkingtirelessly.
Tolstoy Farm and other places and buildings captured inwords and pictures in this evocative book are landmarks of Ghandis personaland political growth. The sites featured span huge social divides, from slumsand shanties of the old Indian Location to the comfortable suburbs reserved forwhites. Considered as a whole, they and the events surrounding them are an essentialpart of the Gandhian experience.
Eric Itzkin, a specialist in African Studies, has workedas a research librarian, archivist and museum curator. He is the curator:Cultural History at Museum Africa.
