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.

A complete edition of political essays by the eloquent and influential American writer Henry David Thoreau, first published in 1996.

Book Information
ISBN 9780521476751
Author Henry David Thoreau
Format Paperback
Page Count 218
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 280g
Dimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 13mm