The progeny of a Muslim tribe steeped in a tradition of blood revenge, Badshah Khan (Bacha Khan) raised history’s first nonviolent army and joined Mahatma Gandhi in civil disobedience to British rule in India. His story of hard-won victory offers inspiration for nonviolent solutions to today’s world struggles.
Nilgiri Press
Latest edition: Tomales, CA:2nd edition — 1999
A Force More Powerful explores how popular movements battled entrenched regimes and military forces with weapons very different from guns and bullets.…
History of the Indian Independence Struggle during the years of 1930-31, with an emphasis on the specific strategic actions taken as part of the Gandh…
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