The Higher Law: Thoreau on Civil Disobedience and Reform - Couverture souple

Thoreau, Henry David

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0691118760 ISBN 13 : 9780691118765

Editeur : Princeton University Press, 2004

Synopsis

These thirteen selections from the polemical writings of Henry D. Thoreau represent every stage in his twenty-two years of active writing. This edition, introduced by writer and historian Howard Zinn, is a microcosm of Thoreau's literary career. It allows the reader to achieve a full sense of Thoreau's evolution as a writer and thinker. Most famous of these essays is "Resistance to Civil Government," better known as "Civil Disobedience." Still a standard text in American high schools, it has long inspired nonviolent protest around the world. It influenced those who opposed apartheid in South Africa and motivated international anti-war demonstrators during 1960s and 1970s. "Civil Disobedience" will surely continue to influence generations of readers for years to come.

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À propos de l'auteur

Howard Zinn is one of the America's most widely read historians. He is the author of many books and plays, including the classic A People's History of the United States.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Princeton University Press
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0691118760
• ISBN 13: 9780691118765
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 240
• Éditeur: Glick Wendell
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Princeton University Press; https://press.princeton.edu/books; ; 7th Floor, New South Building; PRINCETON; NJ; 8544; Etats-Unis
• Personne responsable: non disponible