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Thoreau: Political Writings
Hardback
Main Details
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Thoreau: Political Writings
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Henry David Thoreau
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Edited by Nancy L. Rosenblum
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| Series | Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Hardback | | Pages:218 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140 |
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| Category/Genre | Prose - non-fiction |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780521470902
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| Classifications | Dewey:818.309 |
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| Audience | | Professional & Vocational | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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| Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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| Publication Date |
23 May 1996 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
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 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.
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