Understanding Thoreau's "Civil Disobedience"

by Andrew Kirk

Book Overview

Henry David Thoreau's short work Civil Disobedience is one of American literature's most famous short works. Although it was first delivered as a lecture in 1848, it wasn't until the 20th century that it came to be valued for its ideas. This volume explains why the document was written, its impact at the time, and its relevance and significance in today's world. Civil Disobedience was a key text for, among others, Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1448816718
• ISBN13: 9781448816712
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: Rosen Young Adult
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.3" x 10.2"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12