A seminal analysis of Gandhi, the Thinker. . . . Eminently succeeds in making Gandhi relevant for the next century.

Naresh Dhadhich, director of the Center for Gandhian Studies, University of Rajasthan

This is the best study of Gandhi since Joan V. Bondurant's The Conquest of Violence(1965). If one wants to understand Gandhi's philosophy and his relevance to the late 20th century by reading one book, this is that book.

L.P. Fickett, Mary Washington College, Choice Reviews

In this original and trenchant exposition of M. K. Gandhi's democratic theory, Ronald Terchek demonstrates through a lucid analysis of the Mahatma's writings that Gandhi's ideas of individual moral autonomy and the civil society must not be ignored, either by social theorists or anyone concerned about shaping a better world in the next millennium.

Dennis Dalton, Barnard College, Columbia University

A thoughtful and learned account of the full range of Gandhi's moral and political thought. It stresses both his historicity and continuing relevance and makes a vital contribution to Gandhi scholarship.

Bhikhu Parekh, University of Westminster

It is an important book that provides a whole new way of looking at Gandhi: a wonderful defense of autonomy both from domination and violence. It will be useful to have such a penetrating analysis of Gandhi's ideas in the context of our times.

V. R. Mehta, Vice-Chancellor, University of Delhi

Ronald Terchek's Republican Paradoxes was a timely retrieval of a neglected strand in Western political theory. His present book, Gandhi, almost compels us to redo a good deal of our politics and our political theory in terms of Gandhi's distinctive idea of the integrity and worth of everyone.

Thomas Pantham, Mahatma Gandhi National Fellow (ICSSR)