Civil Disobedience

Name: Civil Disobedience
Brand: Author's Republic
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.3 (3 reviews)
Author: Henry David Thoreau
ISBN: 9781662158148

Author: Henry David Thoreau

Narrator: Geoffrey Giuliano and The Icon Players

Unabridged: 1 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Author's Republic

Published: 11/27/2020

Categories: Nonfiction, Philosophy, Political Philosophy, Political Science, History & Theory, Political Ideologies

Synopsis

Civil Disobedience is an essay by American transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau that was first published in 1849. In it, Thoreau argues that individuals should not permit governments to overrule or atrophy their consciences, and that they have a duty to avoid allowing such acquiescence to enable the government to make them the agents of injustice. Thoreau was motivated in part by his disgust with slavery and the Mexican–American War.

Edited by Macc Kay

Production executive Avalon Giuliano

ICON Intern Eden Giuliano

Music By AudioNautix With Their Kind Permission

©2020 Eden Garret Giuliano (P) Eden Garret Giuliano

Geoffrey Giuliano is the author of over thirty internationally bestselling biographies, including the London Sunday Times bestseller Blackbird: The Life and Times of Paul McCartney and Dark Horse: The Private Life of George Harrison. He can be heard on the Westwood One Radio Network and has written and produced over seven hundred original spoken-word albums and video documentaries on various aspects of popular culture. He is also a well known movie actor.

About Henry David Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862), an essayist, poet, philosopher, and anti-slavery activist, is one of the most beloved figures in American literature. He is the author of dozens of books and essays, including On Civil Disobedience, The Maine Woods, and A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bill on September 07, 2024

I chose Thoreau’s essay Civil Disobedience as my 2018 Fourth of July read, figuring I could write something quick and easy, something about the Resistance, Generalissimo Trump, and the coming Blue Wave. Yada yada yada. Something inspiring and comforting. But it didn’t work out that way. I found Thore......more

Goodreads review by James on January 06, 2020

Book Review I read this nearly twenty years ago in a college course. I recently found my notes and listed a few below, so this isn’t a typical review you’ve seen from me. My reaction to this work is pretty complicated. It had some thought-invoking ideas, but it was boring from a readabil......more

Goodreads review by Jon on December 08, 2023

I have read excerpts from this essay over the years and have finally finished it. I wonder if there is a more timely book - truly the people need to take this book to heart if there is to be any hope of civility ever returning to America. Thoreau points out that passively accepting the political whi......more

Goodreads review by Chris_P on January 13, 2016

Or how to not let yourself be manipulated by any kind of authority.An essay that states some of the basic ideas of being a human being, the way I see it. It should be taught in schools. The progress from a total to a restricted monarchy, and from a restricted monarchy to democracy, is a progress towa......more

Goodreads review by Kat on February 06, 2017

This is a very interesting read. Though the language can seem a bit old and hard to get through and understand the message is important and rings out loud and clear. Many people are content to sit around and wait for the right thing to happen but in order for the right the to happen there must be ac......more