On Civil Disobedience
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Book Overview More urgent than ever: as we grapple with how to respond to emerging threats against democracy, Library of America brings together two se...
More urgent than ever: as we grapple with how to respond to emerging threats against democracy, Library of America brings together two seminal essays about the duties of citizenship and the imperatives of conscience
Together for the first time, classic essays on how and when to disobey the government from two of the greatest thinkers in our literature.
In "Resistance to Civil Government" (1849), Henry David Thoreau recounts the story of a night he spent in jail for refusing to pay poll taxes, which he believed supported the Mexican American War and the expansion of slavery. His larger aim was to articulate a view of individual conscience as a force in American politics. No writer has made a more persuasive case for obedience to a "higher law."
In "Civil Disobedience" (1970), Hannah Arendt offers a stern rebuttal to Thoreau. For Arendt, Thoreau stands in willful opposition to the public and collective spirit that defines civil disobedience. Only through positive collective action and the promises we make to each other in a civil society can meaningful change occur.
This deluxe paperback features an introduction by Roger Berkowitz, Founder and Academic Director of the Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities and Professor of Politics, Philosophy, and Human Rights at Bard College, who reflects on the tradition of civil disobedience and the future of American politics.
Book Details Format: Paperback | Pages: 152 | Language: English | Publisher: LIB OF AMER | ISBN: 1598537911
FormatPaperback
Pages152
LanguageEnglish
ISBN1598537911
EAN9781598537918
PublisherLIB OF AMER
Publication Date2024-09-10
Edition1
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeQUALITY PAPERBACK BOOKS
Weight0.4 Pounds
Length7.4 Inches
Width4.7 Inches
Height0.5 Inches
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