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Satyagraha Special Section: The Psychology of Nonviolence
Gandhi’s lifelong engagement with human imperfection changed the future of politics.
Mark Kurlansky
Mark Kurlansky is the author of several books, including Nonviolence: the History of a Dangerous Idea, available in paperback in April 2008 (Modern Library). This essay has been adapted from his preface to Gandhi On Nonviolence (edited by Thomas Merton, reprinted last November by New Directions).
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