by Henry David Thoreau · JOSE J. OLAÑETA EDITOR · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788497161640
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«Desobediencia civil» is the philosophical and political essay by Henry David Thoreau, published by José J. Olañeta Editor in paperback (46 pages, in Spanish).
Thoreau argues that individual conscience must stand above the laws of the state and that in the face of an unjust government disobedience is a civic duty. Written as a plea against the preponderance of public power, this essay became a reference for pacifism and nonviolent resistance, and was Gandhi's bedside book.
The text originally appeared in 1849 under the title 'Resistance to Civil Government'; this edition belongs to the El Barquero collection, number 3.
For readers of political philosophy, sociology and critical thought, as well as for those studying the theoretical foundations of nonviolent resistance.
Henry David Thoreau was an American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher. A leading transcendentalist, he is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay "Civil Disobedience", an argument in favor of citizen disobedience against an unjust state.
