Gandhi, Smuts and Race in the British Empire - Of Passive and Violent Resistance

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Explores connections between Gandhi, Jan Smuts, and ideas of race within the British Empire, focusing on how political authority and colonial society shaped debates over resistance. The text foregrounds the tensions between non-violent and violent approaches, using historical context to show how actors navigated imperial power, governance, and racial hierarchies. It frames resistance as both an ethical argument and a strategic problem, tracing intellectual and practical consequences in the imperial world.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLiterature

FormatPDF

Pages401

Reading Time10 h 18 min

Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1 The Meeting

Chapter 2 Smuts’s South Africa

[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com) Gandhi, Smuts and Race in the British Empire [OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com) To my darling Jude, for all the fun and inspiration * * * ‘The day will come, and perhaps is not far distant, when the European observer will look round to see the world girdled with a continuous zone of the black and yellow races, no longer too weak for aggression, or under tutelage, but independent, or practically so, in government, monopolizing the trade of their own regions and circumscribing the industry of the Europeans.’ —Charles Pearson, National Life and Character: A Forecast [OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com) Gandhi, Smuts and Race in the British Empire Of Passive and Violent Resistance Peter Baxter [OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com) First published in Great Britain in 2017 by PEN AND SWORD HISTORY an imprint of Pen and Sword Books Ltd 47 Church Street Barnsley South Yorkshire S70 2AS Copyright © Peter Baxter, 2017 ISBN 978 1 47389 621 5 eISBN 978 1 47389 623 9 Mobi ISBN 978 1 47389 622 2 The right of Peter Baxter to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. A CIP record for this book is available from the British Library All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission from the Publisher in writing. Pen & Sword Books Ltd incorporates the imprints of Pen & Sword Archaeology, Atlas, Aviation, Battleground, Discovery, Family History, History, Maritime, Military, Naval, Politics, Railways, Select, Social History, Transport, True Crime, Claymore Press, Frontline Books, Leo Cooper, Praetorian Press, Remember When, Seaforth Publishing and Wharncliffe. For a complete list of Pen and Sword titles please contact Pen and Sword Books Limited 47 Church Street, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S70 2AS, England [E-mail:](E-mail:enquiries@pen-and-sword.co.uk)[enquiries@pen-and-sword.co.uk](E-mail:enquiries@pen-and-sword.co.uk)[ ](E-mail:enquiries@pen-and-sword.co.uk)[Website: ](Website: www.pen-and-sword.co.uk)[www.pen-and-sword.co.uk](Website: www.pen-and-sword.co.uk) [OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com) Contents List of Illustrations Introduction Chapter 1 The Meeting Chapter 2 Smuts’s South Africa

FAQs

What central theme links Gandhi and Smuts in this book?

The book links Gandhi, Smuts, and the politics of race within the British Empire, examining how imperial power shaped competing ideas.

How does the book treat passive versus violent resistance?

It frames passive and violent resistance as different strategies with ethical and practical implications, tracing their historical consequences.

Which early chapters are listed in the table of contents?

The contents shown include an Introduction, Chapter 1 “The Meeting,” and Chapter 2 “Smuts’s South Africa.”

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