Publisher's Synopsis

On the Duty of Civil Disobedience is an essay by American author Henry David Thoreau and was first published in 1849 with the title of "Resistance to Civil Government". Thoreau sets for an argument that permit governments to rule or degrade their consciences, otherwise the government forces one to become an agent of injustice. Thoreau was motivated by his opposition to slavery and with the Mexican-American War (1846-1848).

Book information

ISBN: 9781680920611
Publisher: 12th Media Services
Imprint: 12th Media Services
DEWEY: 818.309
Language: English
Number of pages: 36
Weight: 158g
Height: 136mm
Width: 211mm
Spine width: 9mm