HI 340 - Gandhi and Modernism

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Wagner College

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One unit. Gandhi, in the history of modern world, stands out as an intriguing personality about whom Albert Einstein once remarked: ?enerations to come.will scarce believe that such a one as this ever in fl esh and blood walked upon the earth" . Asan apostle of non-violence and the champion of anti-colonial movement in South Asia he inspired generations of humans across the world towards the paths of struggles for liberation. Gandhi was essentially a product of modernity and its encounter with the 'other'.Ironically, standing on the shoulders of modernity, he tried to challenge modernity and render its infl uences as illegitimate. The course, while tracing the cultural and intellectual origins of Gandhi, his ideas, mission and struggles, tries to contextualize his relevance to the contemporary world. Offered every two years.

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1.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wagner.edu

Phone Number:

(718) 390-3100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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