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1 online resource (xi, 180 pages). |
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American political thought |
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American political thought.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-175) and index. |
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Emphatically revisionist, this book reveals a Thoreau most people never knew existed. Contrary to conventional views, Bob Pepperman Taylor argues that Thoreau was one of America's most powerful and least understood political thinkers, a man who promoted community and democratic values while being ever vigilant against the evils of excessive or illegitimate authority. Still widely perceived as a remarkable nature writer but simplistic philosopher with no real. |
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Understanding of human society, Thoreau is resurrected here as a profound social critic with more on his mind than utopian daydreams. Rather than the aloof and private individualist spurned by conservatives and championed by radicals and environmentalists, Taylor portrays Thoreau as a genuinely engaged political theorist concerned with the moral foundations of public life. Like a solicitous "bachelor uncle" (an allusion to his journals), Thoreau persistently prodded his. |
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Fellow citizens to remember that they were responsible for independently evaluating the behavior of their government and political community. |
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Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862 -- Political and social views.
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Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862 -- Pensée politique et sociale.
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Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJjCWFYvGMdcg8BkyYHXBP
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Thoreau, Henry David 1817-1862
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Thoreau, Henry David.
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Politics and literature -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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National characteristics, American, in literature.
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Politique et littérature -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 19e siècle.
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Américains dans la littérature.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory
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National characteristics, American, in literature
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Political and social views
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Politics and literature
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United States https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq
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Politisches Denken
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1800-1899
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National characteristics, American, in literature |
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Politics and literature United States History 19th century |
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Thoreau, Henry David 1817-1862 Political and social views |
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History
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Books at JSTOR: Open Access JSTOR |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Taylor, Bob Pepperman. America's bachelor uncle. Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, ©1996 (OCoLC)605240737 |
| ISBN |
9780700631261 (electronic bk.) |
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0700631267 (electronic bk.) |
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0700608060 (alk. paper) |
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9780700608065 (alk. paper) |
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