| Thoreau: Political Writings Contributor(s): Thoreau, Henry David (Author), Rosenblum, Nancy L. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521470900 ISBN-13: 9780521470902 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $93.09 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 1996 Annotation: 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 analyzes the themes of citizenship and resistance that have made Thoreau an enduring influence in political philosophy and practice. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | History & Theory - General - Literary Collections | Essays |
| Dewey: 974.125 |
| LCCN: 95049447 |
| Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought |
| Physical Information: 0.66" H x 5.65" W x 8.8" (0.76 lbs) 218 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - New England - Geographic Orientation - Maine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Thoreau's political writing is intensely personal and direct. Both his life and work focus uncompromisingly on the question how should I live?. This edition of Thoreau's political essays includes Civil Disobedience, selections from Walden, and the anti-slavery addresses. In her introduction, Nancy L. Rosenblum places the essays in the context of Thoreau's life of self-examination, and analyzes the themes of citizenship and resistance that have made Thoreau an enduring influence in political philosophy and practice. |