Thoreau: Political Writings - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Thoreau: Political Writings write by Henry David Thoreau. This book was released on 1996-05-23. Thoreau: Political Writings available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
A Political Companion to Henry David Thoreau
A Political Companion to Henry David Thoreau - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Political Companion to Henry David Thoreau write by Jack Turner. This book was released on 2009-07-17. A Political Companion to Henry David Thoreau available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
A Majority of One
A Majority of One - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Majority of One write by Henry David Thoreau. This book was released on 2014-01-24. A Majority of One available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
Civil Disobedience
Civil Disobedience - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Civil Disobedience write by Henry David Thoreau. This book was released on 2013-05-04. Civil Disobedience available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The definitive collection of Henry David Thoreau's political writings.
Civil Disobedience and Other Essays
Civil Disobedience and Other Essays - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Civil Disobedience and Other Essays write by Henry David Thoreau. This book was released on 2017-09-15. Civil Disobedience and Other Essays available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. American author, naturalist, and abolitionist, Henry David Thoreau was a principal figure of the 19th century movement of Transcendentalism. Central to the philosophy is a belief that people, who are inherently good, are corrupted by the organized institutions of society and that consequently the best community is one that is built upon on independence and self-reliance. This corrupting influence is discussed in one of Thoreau's most famous essay, "Civil Disobedience," in which he argues that individuals have a duty to resist their acquiescence to governmental injustice. Also contained in this collection are the following additional essays: "Natural History of Massachusetts," "A Walk to Wachusett," "The Landlord," "A Winter Walk," "The Succession of Forest Trees," "Walking," "Autumnal Tints," "The Scarlet Oak," "Wild Apples," "Night and Moonlight," "Aulus Persius Flaccus," "Herald of Freedom," "Life Without Principle," "Paradise (to be) Regained," "A Plea for John Brown," "The Last Days of John Brown," "After the Death of John Brown," "The Service," "Slavery in Massachusetts," and "Wendell Phillips Before Concord Lyceum." This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.
