Pastan, Amy. Gandhi; a photographic story of a life.PASTAN, Amy. Gandhi; a photographic story of a life. DK. 128p. illus. bibliog. index. c2006.0-7566-2111-9.2.99. J * An insightful summation of the biography of attorney, philosopher Mohandas Gandhi, this work relates the details of his family, his education at Oxford, and citations that reflect his humanistic beliefs. A two-page timeline, a bibliography, web links, and an index that mentions Hindus and Sikhs, Queen Victoria, Nehru, the Salt March, and the East India Company help increase reader awareness of the era and its political, social, and religious and economic issues. Themes and motifs range from ethics, the caste system Noun 1. caste system - a social structure in which classes are determined by heredity class structure - the organization of classes within a society , vegetarianism vegetarianism, theory and practice of eating only fruits and vegetables, thus excluding animal flesh, fish, or fowl and often butter, eggs, and milk. In a strict vegetarian, or vegan, diet (i.e. , and health to Gandhi's assassination Assassination See also Murder. assassins Fanatical Moslem sect that smoked hashish and murdered Crusaders (11th—12th centuries). [Islamic Hist.: Brewer Note-Book, 52] Brutus conspirator and assassin of Julius Caesar. [Br. and substantial legacy to Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela. Mary Ellen Snodgrass The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. Please help [ improve the introduction] to meet Wikipedia's layout standards. You can discuss the issue on the talk page. , Hickory, NC J--Recommend for junior high school students. The contents are of particular interest to young adolescents and their teachers. *--The asterisk highlights exceptional books. |
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