by Henry David Thoreau · Editorial Iralka, S.L. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788489806191
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This book is a complete edition of the American literature classic 'Resistance to Civil Government', better known as 'Civil Disobedience' or 'On the Duty of Civil Disobedience'. With a new critical apparatus, this monograph is essential to understanding civil disobedience. Thoreau proposes 'action based on principles' as a solution to the problems of American democracy, urging not to support a government that degrades human beings. Martin Luther King Jr. recognized the profound influence of this essay on his own philosophy and action.
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.
