About the Book: Confluence of Thought: Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King,
Jr.
While much has been written about Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr.,
never before have the social and political origins and evolution of their
thoughts on nonviolence been compared. In a unique consideration, Chakrabarty
argues that despite the very different historical, economic, and cultural
circumstances, there is a confluence of thoughts and concerns of Gandhi and King
and their advocacy of humanity and nonviolence. There is a contrary dimension to
this, as he demonstrates-of both these thinkers having been shaped by their
historical moments, evolving their approaches to nonviolence to best advance
their