Civil disobedience, the refusal to obey certain laws, is a method of protest famously articulated by philosopher and writer Henry David Thoreau in his 1849 essay "Civil Disobedience." Thoreau believed that protest became a moral obligation when laws collided with conscience. Since then, civil disobedience has been employed as a form of rebellion around the world. But is there a place for civil disobedience in democratic societies? When is civil disobedience justifiable? Is violence ever called for? Furthermore, how effective is civil disobedience?
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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 144 ● ISBN 9781534500662 ● Editor Elizabeth Schmermund ● Publisher Greenhaven Publishing LLC ● Published 2017 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 6169937 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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