This compact three-volume set is the first authoritative collection of Gandhi's unabridged letters, articles, and books. Carefully sifted from the ninety-volume Collected Works of Gandhi, Iyer's comprehensive and balanced compendium does full justice to the subtlety, richness, and evolution of Gandhi's thought. Enriched by a helpful introduction elucidating Gandhi's crucial concepts and their varied applications as well as a useful glossary of terms and chronology of events, this series offers a fuller, more accurate appreciation of Gandhi's contribution to the 20th century and the future.

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Contains selected texts from the writings of Mahatma Gandhi in which he expressed his philosophy of non-violence and non-violent action, and includes an introductory essay by editor Thomas Merton.

Thomas Weber's book comprises a series of biographical reflections about people who influenced Gandhi, and those who were, in turn, influenced by him. Whilst previous literature tended to focus on Gandhi's political legacy, Weber's book explores the spiritual, social and philosophical resonances of these relationships, and it is with these aspects of the Mahatma's life in mind, that the author selects his central protagonists. These include friends such as Henry Polak and Hermann Kallenbach, who are not as well known as those usually cited, but who left a deep impression nevertheless, and motivated some of Gandhi's major life changes. Conversely, the work of luminaries such as E. F. Schumacher and Gene Sharp reveal the Mahatma's influence in arenas which are not traditionally associated with his thinking. Weber's book offers intriguing insights into the life and thought of one of the most significant figures of the twentieth century.