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Still widely viewed as a remarkable nature writer but simplistic philosopher with no real understanding of society, Thoreau is resurrected here as a profound social critic with more on his mind than utopian daydreams. Rather...

Taylor looks closely at six key thinkers in the Progressive tradition whose work helps illuminate the essential flaws in our current thinking about democracy. Their...

Addressing this and related questions, Bob Pepperman Taylor analyzes contemporary environmental political thought in America. He begins with the premise that environmental thinking is necessarily political thinking because environmental problems, both in their cause and effect, are collective problems. They are also problems that signal limits to what the environment can tolerate. Those limits directly challenge orthodox democratic theory, which encourages expanding individual and political freedoms and is predicated on growth and...

In his new look at Mann's work and thought, Bob Pepperman Taylor shows that Mann's ideas on civic education have had a lasting impact on the way that we still think today about education and its...

Since its publication in 1849, Henry David Thoreau s Civil Disobedience has influenced protestors, activists and political thinkers all over the world. Including the full text of Thoreau s essay, The Routledge Guidebook to Thoreau s Civil Disobedience explores the context of his writing, analyses different interpretations of the text and considers how posthumous edits to Civil Disobedience have altered its intended meaning. It introduces the reader to:

• the context of Thoreau s work and the background to his writing
• the significance of the...

Since its publication in 1849, Henry David Thoreau s "Civil Disobedience "has influenced protestors, activists and political thinkers all over the world. Including the full text of Thoreau s essay, "The Routledge Guidebook to Thoreau s Civil Disobedience "explores the context of his writing, analyses different interpretations of the text and considers how posthumous edits to "Civil Disobedience" have altered its intended meaning. It introduces the reader to:

* the context of Thoreau s work and the background to his writing

* the significance of the references and allusions

* the...