BIOGRAPHY

摘要

Historian Adams (visiting research fellow, Sch. of Advanced Study, Univ. of London; Hideous Absinthe: A History of the Devil in a Bottle) bases this biography (published in the UK with the subtitle "Naked Ambition") on primary sources, including Gandhi's own writings and those of his associates, as is evident in the book's extensive notes and bibliography. In addition to the solid research, Adams casts a penetrating and critical eye on Gandhi's complex personality, although at times Adams evidently fails to understand the mores of the period. Additionally, he ascribes motives to Gandhi that may or may not be true. At other times, the author's assertions are undeniably on the mark. If Jo- Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood dealt with her time growing up amid the harsh realities of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) during civil war in the 1970s.