This book is an analysis, based on new material, of the phase between 1928 and 1934 when Gandhi was leader of a continental campaign of civil disobedience against the Raj.

Introduction; 1. The recreation of a political leader 1922-8; 2. The assertion of authority; 3. Civil disobedience: the test of leadership; 4. A time for peace; 5. The constraints of peace; 6. The frustrations of conflict; 7. The resolution of the leadership dilemma; Conclusion.