Civil Disobedience (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781534500631)

Civil disobedience, the refusal to obey certain laws, is a method of protest famously articulated by philosopher and writer Henry David Thoreau in his 1849 essay "Civil Disobedience." Thoreau believed that protest became a moral obligation when laws collided with conscience. Since then, civil disobedience has been employed as a form of rebellion around the world. But is there a place for civil disobedience in democratic societies? When is civil disobedience justifiable? Is violence ever called for? Furthermore, how effective is civil disobedience?

Author: Elizabeth Schmermund
ISBN-10: 1534500634
ISBN-13: 9781534500631
Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing
Language: English
Published: 07/30/2017
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.30d