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A political companion to Henry David Thoreau /

The writings of Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) have captivated scholars, activists, and ecologists for more than a century. Less attention has been paid, however, to the author's political philosophy and its influence on American public life. Although Thoreau's doctrine of civil disobedie...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Turner, Jack, 1975- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, 2009.
Colección:Political companions to great American authors.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Thoreau's democratic individualism / Nancy L. Rosenblum
  • Thoreau's alternative economics: work, liberty, and democratic cultivation / Brian Walker
  • Thoreau's critique of democracy / Leigh Kathryn Jenco
  • Thoreau's American founding / Bob Pepperman Taylor
  • Thoreau, prophecy, and politics / George Shulman
  • Thoreau and John Brown / Jack Turner
  • Thoreau and Lincoln / Harry V. Jaffa
  • Thoreau's apolitical legacy for American environmentalism / William Chaloupka
  • Thoreau on body and soul / Susan McWilliams
  • Thoreau's religion / Christopher A. Dustin
  • Thoreau's techniques of self / Jane Bennett
  • Thoreau's solitude / Thomas L. Dumm
  • Thoreau and Rousseau: nature as utopia / Melissa Lane
  • Thoreau, Gandhi, and comparative political thought / Anthony J. Parel
  • Thoreau, Adorno, and the critical potential of particularity / Shannon L. Mariotti
  • Thoreau, Cavell, and the foundations of true political expression / Andrew Norris.