Previous ed. published under title: A man to match his mountains.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-266) and index.
Contents
Nonviolence for the 21st century -- Preface -- Prologue: August 14, 1947 -- The Jubilee -- Children of the prophet -- The Vale of Tirah -- The guides -- Islam! -- Badshah Khan -- O Pathans! -- The Pathan mystique -- The servants of God -- The weapon of the prophet -- The frontier Gandhi -- Men of the book -- The two Gandhis -- The fire of freedom -- Epilogue: August 15, 1947 -- Afterword: The good fight / by Timothy Flinders-- Photo retrospective -- Glossary -- Chronology.
Summary
The progeny of a Muslim tribe steeped in a tradition of blood revenge, Badshah 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.
