Cambridge Texts in the History of Politi Thoreau: Political Writings (Hardcover)

Thoreau s political writing is intensely personal and direct. Both his life and work focus uncompromisingly on the question how should I live? . This edition of Thoreau s political essays includes Civil Disobedience selections from Walden and the anti-slavery addresses. In her introduction Nancy L. Rosenblum places the essays in the context of Thoreau s life of self-examination and analyzes the themes of citizenship and resistance that have made Thoreau an enduring influence in political philosophy and practice.