The Higher Law: Thoreau on Civil Disobedience and Reform

These thirteen selections from the polemical writings of Henry D. Thoreau represent every stage in his twenty-two years of active writing. This edition, introduced by writer and historian Howard Zinn, is a microcosm of Thoreau's literary career. It allows the reader to achieve a full sense of Thoreau's evolution as a writer and thinker. Most famous of these essays is Resistance to Civil Government, better known as Civil Disobedience. Still a standard text in American high schools, it has long inspired nonviolent protest around the world. It influenced those who opposed apartheid in South Africa and motivated international anti-war demonstrators during 1960s and 1970s. Civil Disobedience will surely continue to influence generations of readers for years to come.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 06/13/2004
ISBN: 9780691118765
Pages: 209
Weight: 0.53lbs
Size: 8.12h x 5.10w x 0.52d