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Gandhi’s Australia, Australia’s Gandhi

Thomas Weber

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Orient BlackSwan

Year of Publishing

2024

Number of pages

348

ISBN

9789354427374

Format

Paperback

Language

English

Dimensions

140 x 216 mm

Series

Gandhi Studies

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Imprint

Orient BlackSwan

Year of Publishing

2024

Number of pages

348

ISBN

9789354428739

Format

Hardback

Language

English

Dimensions

140 x 216 mm

Series

Gandhi Studies

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  • the Author(s)
  • Table of Contents

Gandhi’s importance in the Western world, and his interaction with foreign visitors, have been well-documented. However, most of these accounts have focused on Britain and the United States. Today, as India’s diaspora grows in numbers and influence, the inspiration of Gandhi in other parts of the world needs to be understood, This is particularly true of Australia.

In Gandhi’s Australia, Australia’s Gandhi. Thomas Weber takes readers on a journey examining Gandhi’s perceptions of Australia and the ways in which Australians came to understand him.

Through meticulous research, Weber details Gandhi’s portrayal in Australia from his days in South Africa to the ‘freedom rides’ of indigenous Australians in the 1960s. He explains how his philosophy and teachings influenced Australian peace, environmental, religious, and aid movements.

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Thomas Weber is an Honorary Associate, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, La Trobe University, Melbourne. He is the author of On the Salt March, Gandhi as Disciple and Mentor and Going Native: Gandhi's Relationship with Western Women.

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Abbreviations
Acknowledgements
Foreword
Rajmohan Gandhi
A Personal Introduction

1. Background: Gandhi and the World

Gandhi: A Brief Introduction
The Mahatma and the World
America’s Gandhi
Britain’s Gandhi

2. Gandhi’s Australia
The Issue of Racism
Cow Slaughter
Other Issues

3. Gandhi and Australians
Some Little-Known Visitors
Harriet Winifred Ponder
Arthur H. Blacket
A. B. Piddington
Bertram Stevens and a Young War Correspondent
Alan Moorehead
R. G. Casey
Thomas Nesbitt’s Letter to Gandhi

4. Australia’s Gandhi: The Press Depictions
South Africa: The First Glimpses
Non-Cooperation and the 1920s
The Salt March and its Aftermath
Towards the End
Gandhi after Gandhi
Gandhi in the Australian Parliament

5. Australia’s Gandhi: Organisations
Gandhi, Peace Movements, and Environmental Campaigns
Gandhi and the Quakers
Aid Organisations and Gandhi

6. Australia’s Gandhi: People
Nonviolent Activism
The Australian Gandhian Movement
The International Centre of Nonviolence
Doing Gandhian Work in India

7. Australia’s Gandhi: The Academy
Gandhi in the Academy
University Courses and Gandhi
Writings on Gandhi
Gandhi Orations

8. Australia’s Gandhi: The Public
Overseas Gandhian Visitors
Gandhi in the Movies
Gandhi Statues and Exhibitions
Gandhi and the Australian Indian Community

Conclusion

 Bibliography
Index

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  • the Book
  • the Author(s)
  • Table of Contents
  • In the Media

Gandhi’s importance in the Western world, and his interaction with foreign visitors, have been well-documented. However, most of these accounts have focused on Britain and the United States. Today, as India’s diaspora grows in numbers and influence, the inspiration of Gandhi in other parts of the world needs to be understood, This is particularly true of Australia.

In Gandhi’s Australia, Australia’s Gandhi. Thomas Weber takes readers on a journey examining Gandhi’s perceptions of Australia and the ways in which Australians came to understand him.

Through meticulous research, Weber details Gandhi’s portrayal in Australia from his days in South Africa to the ‘freedom rides’ of indigenous Australians in the 1960s. He explains how his philosophy and teachings influenced Australian peace, environmental, religious, and aid movements.

+ Read more

Thomas Weber is an Honorary Associate, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, La Trobe University, Melbourne. He is the author of On the Salt March, Gandhi as Disciple and Mentor and Going Native: Gandhi's Relationship with Western Women.

+ Read more

Abbreviations
Acknowledgements
Foreword
Rajmohan Gandhi
A Personal Introduction

1. Background: Gandhi and the World

Gandhi: A Brief Introduction
The Mahatma and the World
America’s Gandhi
Britain’s Gandhi

2. Gandhi’s Australia

The Issue of Racism
Cow Slaughter
Other Issues

3. Gandhi and Australians

Some Little-Known Visitors
Harriet Winifred Ponder
Arthur H. Blacket
A. B. Piddington
Bertram Stevens and a Young War Correspondent
Alan Moorehead
R. G. Casey
Thomas Nesbitt’s Letter to Gandhi

4. Australia’s Gandhi: The Press Depictions

South Africa: The First Glimpses
Non-Cooperation and the 1920s
The Salt March and its Aftermath
Towards the End
Gandhi after Gandhi
Gandhi in the Australian Parliament

5. Australia’s Gandhi: Organisations

Gandhi, Peace Movements, and Environmental Campaigns
Gandhi and the Quakers
Aid Organisations and Gandhi

6. Australia’s Gandhi: People

Nonviolent Activism
The Australian Gandhian Movement
The International Centre of Nonviolence
Doing Gandhian Work in India

7. Australia’s Gandhi: The Academy

Gandhi in the Academy
University Courses and Gandhi
Writings on Gandhi
Gandhi Orations

8. Australia’s Gandhi: The Public

Overseas Gandhian Visitors
Gandhi in the Movies
Gandhi Statues and Exhibitions
Gandhi and the Australian Indian Community

Conclusion

Bibliography
Index

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1. Book Review | Published on The Telegraph, Kolkata, 23 August 2024.
2. Book Excerpt | Published on the Scroll, 25 June 2024.
3. Book Review | Published in the IndianLink, 31 May 2024.
4. Book Notice | Published in the Book Nook section of the New Indian Express, 30 May 2024.
5. Book Excerpt | Published in Governance Now, 21 May 2024.
6. Book Announcement | Published in the Asian Review of Books, 25 March 2024.
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