Civil Disobedience

ISBN-10
1920743073
ISBN-13
9781920743079
Series
Civil Disobedience
Category
Civil disobedience
Pages
128
Language
English
Published
2004
Authors
Andrew Kirk, Bookwise International, Cameron House

Description

Henry David Thoreau's essay Civil Disobedience was first delivered as aecturein 1848 in support of the antislavery cause. However, it wasn't untilhe twentieth century that Thoreau came to be valued for his politicaldeas. CivilDisobedience was a key text for Gandhi and Martin Luther King,nd influenced student radicalism in the 1960s. Much contemporary politicalhinking (distrustof the power of the state; direct action versus the ballotox; the anti-globalisation movement) is addressed by Thoreau'sdeas on the important of individuals, informed dissent, and nonviolentesistance. Manifesto: Civil Disobedience offers extensive quotes from thessay, while a commentary by Andrew Kirk examines its historical contextnd worldwide repercussions.

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