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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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- Format:PDF
- Pages:144 pages
- Publisher:Greenhaven Publishing LLC
- Publication Date:30/07/2017
- ISBN:9781534500662
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Download Now
- Format:PDF
- Pages:144 pages
- Publisher:Greenhaven Publishing LLC
- Publication Date:30/07/2017
- ISBN:9781534500662
