Political writings
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Political writings
（Cambridge texts in the history of political thought）
Cambridge University Press, 1996
- : hard
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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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 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.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Chronology and bibliography
- 1. 'Resistance to civil government'
- 2. 'Economy', 'Higher laws', 'Conclusion' (from Walden)
- 3. 'Life without principle'
- 4. 'Slavery in Massachusetts'
- 5. 'A plea for Captain John Brown'
- 6. 'Martyrdom of John Brown'
- 7. 'The last days of John Brown'.
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