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Civil Disobedience

Author : Henry David Thoreau
Publisher : Broadview Press
ISBN 13 : 1770486399
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book Civil Disobedience written by Henry David Thoreau and published by Broadview Press. This book was released on 2016-10-15 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1848, Henry David Thoreau twice delivered lectures in Concord, Massachusetts, on “the relationship of the individual to the state.” The essay now known as Civil Disobedience is a significant and widely admired contribution to abolitionist literature, as well as an anti-war tract, but Thoreau’s focus is less on political organization and solidarity than it is on personal choice and individual responsibility. Cultivating personal integrity in the face of political injustice is the project Thoreau defends in Civil Disobedience; this focus has made the work highly influential for twentieth- and twenty-first-century political movements. Bob Pepperman Taylor’s new Introduction explains the work’s specific political context, helping readers to understand the text as Thoreau wrote it. The edition also offers a number of historical documents on Thoreau’s abolitionism; the war with Mexico; and Thoreau’s philosophical development in relation to other thinkers.

Civil Disobedience: and Other Political Writings

Author : Henry David Thoreau
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781463663773
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (637 download)

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Download or read book Civil Disobedience: and Other Political Writings written by Henry David Thoreau and published by . This book was released on 2011-07-03 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Civil Disobedience: And Other Political Writings, written by legendary author Henry David Thoreau, is widely considered to be among the greatest classic texts of all time. This great classic will surely attract a whole new generation of readers. For many, Civil Disobedience: And Other Political Writings is required reading for various courses and curriculums. And for others who simply enjoy reading timeless pieces of classic literature, this gem by Henry David Thoreau is highly recommended. Published by Classic Books International and beautifully produced, Civil Disobedience: And Other Political Writings would make an ideal gift and it should be a part of everyone's personal library.

Civil Disobedience and Other Political Writings

Author : Henry Thoreau
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781974468560
Total Pages : 54 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (685 download)

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Download or read book Civil Disobedience and Other Political Writings written by Henry Thoreau and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-08-11 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For Henry David Thoreau, there was no separation between public politics and personal principle. "On the Duty of Civil Disobedience" is his famous account of the night he spent in jail for refusing to pay taxes to a government that supported slavery and waged war. His impassioned stand for justice later inspired Gandhi, Martin Luther King, and many other peaceful revolutionaries. This volume includes Thoreau's other important political writings: "A Plea for Captain John Brown," "Life Without Principle," and the poem "Independence." The Kindle e-book is FREE when you buy the paperback. (Applies to American Renaissance Books edition only.)

Thoreau: Political Writings

Author : Henry David Thoreau
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521476751
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (767 download)

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Download or read book Thoreau: Political Writings written by Henry David Thoreau and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1996-05-23 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thoreau's political writing is intensely personal and direct. Both his life and work focus uncompromisingly on the question 'how should I live?', and for Thoreau, no element of day-to-day existence is left untouched by moral and political issues. This 1996 edition of Thoreau's political essays includes 'Civil Disobedience', selections from Walden, 'Life Without Principle', and the anti-slavery addresses, such as 'Slavery in Massachusetts'. In her introduction, Nancy L. Rosenblum places the essays in the context of Thoreau's life of self-examination, and the debates about the abolition of slavery, and she analyses the themes of citizenship and resistance that have made Thoreau an enduring influence in political philosophy and practice.

Civil Disobedience and the Politics of Identity

Author : J. Hill
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137350318
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (373 download)

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Download or read book Civil Disobedience and the Politics of Identity written by J. Hill and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-07-10 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Civil Disobedience and the Politics of Identity is an attempt to provide criteria for when it is both morally necessary and politically expedient to break with civic harmony social cohesion in the name of a higher social justice.

Crises of the Republic

Author : Hannah Arendt
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780156232005
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book Crises of the Republic written by Hannah Arendt and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1972 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this stimulating collection of studies, Dr. Arendt, from the standpoint of a political philosopher, views the crises of the 1960s and early '70s as challenges to the American form of government. The book begins with "Lying in Politics," a penetrating analysis of the Pentagon Papers that deals with the role of image-making and public relations in politics. "Civil Disobedience" examines the various opposition movements from the Freedom Riders to the war resisters and the segregationists. "Thoughts on Politics and Revolution," cast in the form of an interview, contains a commentary to the author's theses in "On Violence." Through the connected essays, Dr. Arendt examines, defines, and clarifies the concerns of the American citizen of the time.--From publisher description.

Civil Disobedience

Author : Lewis Perry
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300203861
Total Pages : 467 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Civil Disobedience written by Lewis Perry and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2013-10-28 with total page 467 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The distinctive American tradition of civil disobedience stretches back to pre-Revolutionary War days and has served the purposes of determined protesters ever since. This stimulating book examines the causes that have inspired civil disobedience, the justifications used to defend it, disagreements among its practitioners, and the controversies it has aroused at every turn. Tracing the origins of the notion of civil disobedience to eighteenth-century evangelicalism and republicanism, Lewis Perry discusses how the tradition took shape in the actions of black and white abolitionists and antiwar protesters in the decades leading to the Civil War, then found new expression in post-Civil War campaigns for women's equality, temperance, and labor reform. Gaining new strength and clarity from explorations of Thoreau's essays and Gandhi's teachings, the tradition persisted through World War II, grew stronger during the decades of civil rights protest and antiwar struggles, and has been adopted more recently by anti-abortion groups, advocates of same-sex marriage, opponents of nuclear power, and many others. Perry clarifies some of the central implications of civil disobedience that have become blurred in recent times--nonviolence, respect for law, commitment to democratic processes--and throughout the book highlights the dilemmas faced by those who choose to violate laws in the name of a higher morality.

A Majority of One

Author : Henry David Thoreau
Publisher : Jpm Ediciones
ISBN 13 : 9788415499138
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (991 download)

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Download or read book A Majority of One written by Henry David Thoreau and published by Jpm Ediciones. This book was released on 2014-01-24 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1846, Henry David Thoreau refused to pay his poll taxes, so he was arrested and imprisoned. This formed the basis for his essay "On the Duty of Civil Disobedience" (first published as "Resistance to Civil Government"), where he argues that individuals should not permit governments to overrule or atrophy their consciences, and that they have the duty "to stop the machine" of the Government. This volume collects other three reformist essays titled "A Plea for Captain John Brown," "Life without Principle" and "Reform and the Reformers," which complement the key concepts of Thoreau's political ideology.

Why Civil Resistance Works

Author : Erica Chenoweth
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231527489
Total Pages : 451 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book Why Civil Resistance Works written by Erica Chenoweth and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2011-08-09 with total page 451 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than a century, from 1900 to 2006, campaigns of nonviolent resistance were more than twice as effective as their violent counterparts in achieving their stated goals. By attracting impressive support from citizens, whose activism takes the form of protests, boycotts, civil disobedience, and other forms of nonviolent noncooperation, these efforts help separate regimes from their main sources of power and produce remarkable results, even in Iran, Burma, the Philippines, and the Palestinian Territories. Combining statistical analysis with case studies of specific countries and territories, Erica Chenoweth and Maria J. Stephan detail the factors enabling such campaigns to succeed and, sometimes, causing them to fail. They find that nonviolent resistance presents fewer obstacles to moral and physical involvement and commitment, and that higher levels of participation contribute to enhanced resilience, greater opportunities for tactical innovation and civic disruption (and therefore less incentive for a regime to maintain its status quo), and shifts in loyalty among opponents' erstwhile supporters, including members of the military establishment. Chenoweth and Stephan conclude that successful nonviolent resistance ushers in more durable and internally peaceful democracies, which are less likely to regress into civil war. Presenting a rich, evidentiary argument, they originally and systematically compare violent and nonviolent outcomes in different historical periods and geographical contexts, debunking the myth that violence occurs because of structural and environmental factors and that it is necessary to achieve certain political goals. Instead, the authors discover, violent insurgency is rarely justifiable on strategic grounds.

A Political Companion to Henry David Thoreau

Author : Jack Turner
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 081317287X
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book A Political Companion to Henry David Thoreau written by Jack Turner and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2009-07-17 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The writings of Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) have captivated scholars, activists, and ecologists for more than a century. Less attention has been paid, however, to the author’s political philosophy and its influence on American public life. Although Thoreau’s doctrine of civil disobedience has long since become a touchstone of world history, the greater part of his political legacy has been overlooked. With a resurgence of interest in recent years, A Political Companion to Henry David Thoreau is the first volume focused exclusively on Thoreau’s ethical and political thought. Jack Turner illuminates the unexamined aspects of Thoreau’s political life and writings. Combining both new and classic essays, this book offers a fresh and comprehensive understanding of Thoreau’s politics, and includes discussions of subjects ranging from his democratic individualism to the political relevance of his intellectual eccentricity. The collection consists of works by sixteen prominent political theorists and includes an extended bibliography on Thoreau’s politics. A Political Companion to Henry David Thoreau is a landmark reference for anyone seeking a better understanding of Thoreau’s complex political philosophy.

The Routledge Guidebook to Thoreau's Civil Disobedience

Author : Bob Pepperman Taylor
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317576535
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (175 download)

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Download or read book The Routledge Guidebook to Thoreau's Civil Disobedience written by Bob Pepperman Taylor and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-12-17 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since its publication in 1849, Henry David Thoreau’s Civil Disobedience has influenced protestors, activists and political thinkers all over the world. Including the full text of Thoreau’s essay, The Routledge Guidebook to Thoreau’s Civil Disobedience explores the context of his writing, analyses different interpretations of the text and considers how posthumous edits to Civil Disobedience have altered its intended meaning. It introduces the reader to: the context of Thoreau’s work and the background to his writing the significance of the references and allusions the contemporary reception of Thoreau’s essay the ongoing relevance of the work and a discussion of different perspectives on the work. Providing a detailed analysis which closely examines Thoreau’s original work, this is an essential introduction for students of politics, philosophy and history, and all those seeking a full appreciation of this classic work.

The Cambridge Companion to Civil Disobedience

Author : William E. Scheuerman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108804845
Total Pages : 457 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to Civil Disobedience written by William E. Scheuerman and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-07-15 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The theory and practice of civil disobedience has once again taken on import, given recent events. Considering widespread dissatisfaction with normal political mechanisms, even in well-established liberal democracies, civil disobedience remains hugely important, as a growing number of individuals and groups pursue political action. 'Digital disobedients', Black Lives Matter protestors, Extinction Rebellion climate change activists, Hong Kong activists resisting the PRC's authoritarian clampdown...all have practiced civil disobedience. In this Companion, an interdisciplinary group of scholars reconsiders civil disobedience from many perspectives. Whether or not civil disobedience works, and what is at stake when protestors describe their acts as civil disobedience, is systematically examined, as are the legacies and impact of Henry Thoreau, Mahatma Gandhi, and Martin Luther King.

Essays on Civil Disobedience

Author : Bob Blaisdell
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
ISBN 13 : 0486793818
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (867 download)

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Download or read book Essays on Civil Disobedience written by Bob Blaisdell and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 2016-05-18 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inexpensive but substantial anthology begins with Thoreau's 19th-century essay and concludes in the present day. Contributors include Tolstoy, Bertrand Russell, Martin Luther King, Jr., Dalai Lama, Aung San Suu Kyi, others.

Civil Disobediences

Author : Anne Waldman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 488 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Civil Disobediences written by Anne Waldman and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With incisive energy, wit, and wisdom, these powerful essays explore the intersection between poetry and politics.

Civil Disobedience

Author : Tony Milligan
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1441126767
Total Pages : 99 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (411 download)

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Download or read book Civil Disobedience written by Tony Milligan and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2013-03-28 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Civil disobedience is a form of protest with a special standing with regards to the law that sets it apart from political violence. Such principled law-breaking has been witnessed in recent years over climate change, economic strife, and the treatment of animals. Civil disobedience is examined here in the context of contemporary political activism, in the light of classic accounts by Thoreau, Tolstoy, and Gandhi to call for a broader attitude towards what civil disobedience involves. The question of violence is discussed, arguing that civil disobedience need only be aspirationally non-violent and that although some protests do not clearly constitute law-breaking they may render people liable to arrest. For example, while there may not be violence against persons, there may be property damage, as seen in raids upon animal laboratories. Such forms of militancy raise ethical and legal questions. Arguing for a less restrictive theory of civil disobedience, the book will be a valuable resource for anyone studying social movements and issues of political philosophy, social justice, and global ethics.

Disobedience and Democracy

Author : Howard Zinn
Publisher : eBookIt.com
ISBN 13 : 1456609920
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (566 download)

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Download or read book Disobedience and Democracy written by Howard Zinn and published by eBookIt.com. This book was released on 2012-05-24 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Howard Zinn's cogent defense of civil disobedience with a new introduction by the author. In this slim volume, Zinn lays out a clear and dynamic case for civil disobedience and protest, and challenges the dominant arguments against forms of protest that challenge the status quo. Zinn explores the politics of direct action, nonviolent civil disobedience, and strikes, and draws lessons for today.

The Declaration of Independence and Other Great Documents of American History

Author : John Grafton
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486110680
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (861 download)

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Download or read book The Declaration of Independence and Other Great Documents of American History written by John Grafton and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-02-29 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirteen compelling and influential documents: Henry's "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death," Declaration of Independence, The Constitution, Washington's First Inaugural Address, The Monroe Doctrine, The Emancipation Proclamation, Gettysburg Address, more.