Squaring the Circle: Mahatma Gandhi and the Jewish National Home

ISBN-13: 9780367530570 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 234 str.

P. R. Kumaraswamy

Opis

This book deals with Gandhi's disposition and orientation towards the idea of Jewish homeland. The author has conducted an empirical survey of the political, religious and strategic constraints behind Gandhi's idea of the Jewish homeland that in common parlance is seen as an ardent disapproval of Zionism by Gandhi.

Spis treści

1. Introduction 2. Jewish Friends 3. The Zionist Courtship 4. Kallenbach, the Jewish-Zionist Friend 5. The Khilafat Phase 6. Palestine, the Jazirat-ul-Arab 7. Congress vs. League: The Political Tussle 8. The Harijan Article: The Jews, November 1938 9. Unfamiliarity with Judaism 10. Zionism: An Enigma 11. Demand for Jewish Non-Violence 12. Conclusion