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Darkness Everywhere: The Assassination of Mohandas Gandhi
80 pp.
| Twenty-First Century |
October, 2013 |
LibraryISBN 978-0-7613-5483-3$31.83
(4)
YA
This slim account of the death of India's celebrated spiritual leader focuses on the political turmoil in India that ultimately led to his assassination. Forthright text and ample back matter provide an adequate but cursory introduction to Gandhi's life, death, and lasting influence. Interested readers may be inspired to seek out more in-depth biographies. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., glos., ind.