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THOREAU: POLITICAL WRITINGS
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| By: |
Henry David Thoreau, Nancy L. Rosenblum (Editor) |
| Format: |
Electronic book text |
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£360.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1139170856 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781139170857 |
| Publisher: |
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
5 June, 2012 |
| Series: |
Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought |
| Description: |
A complete edition of political essays by the eloquent and influential American writer Henry David Thoreau, first published in 1996. |
| Synopsis: |
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. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing) |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |