Contemporary Society Gandhian Appraisal - Couverture souple

Mathur, J.S.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 8121210305 ISBN 13 : 9788121210300

Editeur : Gyan Publishing House, 2009

Synopsis

The present book is a collection of articles that were presented at various national and international fora by the eminent Gandhian scholar for the last fifty years. Professor Mathur has critically analysed various aspects of Gandhiji's Thought and techniques of social change. He has discussed objectively problems of peace, non-violence, trusteeship, technology, global warming, classless society, property relations problems of a new world order, problems of trade union and industrialisation and has tried to emphasis the continued relevance of Gandhiji's thought and actions for social change for the contemporary society. His articles on environmental problems deserve serious attention.Several quotations of Gandhiji have been included in different articles because of their appropriateness., About The Author:- Professor J. S. Mathur, D.Litt. is an author, editor and international speaker on subjects like social, labour, industrial, economic and peace issues. He has chaired and addressed several national and international seminars and academic gatherings in Sri Lanka, U.S.A., U.K., Netherlands, South Korea and Japan. He has to his credit nearly five dozen articles on Gandhiji and peace; published in India and abroad. He has more than twenty books to his credit. Some of his notable publications are 'Economic Thought of Mahatma Gandhi', 'Ailing World and Gandhian Alternatives', 'Peace, Non-violence and World Order' and 'Indian Working Class Movement'. His article entitled 'World Order: Gandhi's Concepts and Contributions' finds place in the 'World Encyclopaedia of Peace' (Pergamon Press, 1986). His has been the pioneering effort to raise study of Gandhiji's ideas as an academic discipline. Under his stewardship, the institute of Gandhian Thought and Peace Studies of the University of Allahabad earned recognition from the United Nations in the form of Peace Messenger Certificate. He edited 'Journal of Gandhian Studies' for nearly fourteen years. Currently, he is editing bi

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Gyan Publishing House
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 8121210305
• ISBN 13: 9788121210300
• Reliure: Broché
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