Kirk, Andrew. Civil Disobedience.KIRK, Andrew. Civil Disobedience civil disobedience, refusal to obey a law or follow a policy believed to be unjust. Practitioners of civil disobediance basing their actions on moral right and usually employ the nonviolent technique of passive resistance in order to bring wider attention to the . (Words That Changed the World.) Barron's. 128p. illus. bibliog. index. c2004. 0-7641-2866-3. $9.95. JS By connecting Thoreau's treatise to the writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson, William Morris, and James Russell Lowell James Russell Lowell (b. 22 February 1819, Cambridge, Massachusetts – d. 12 August 1891, Cambridge, Massachusetts) was an American Romantic poet, critic, satirist, diplomat, and abolitionist. Early life James Russell Lowell was the son of the Rev. , to the Fugitive Slave Act and the Socialist League, and to subsequent peace movements by Mohandas Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King, the author explains how philosophies evolve and inform later generations. Contributing factors to Thoreau's treatise mentioned in the text include the opinions of the founders of the Republic and of Louisa May Alcott, Nat Turner's slave rebellion Nat Turner's Rebellion (also known as the Southampton Insurrection) was a slave rebellion that took place in Southampton County, Virginia during August 1831. Over 50 people were reported killed. , and the influence of the Bhagavad Gita and Indian mysticism. However, the exclusion of female abolitionists and suffragists as agents for social and economic change seriously hampers the text. The layout is attractive and inviting. Lengthy captions under photos and line drawings explain significant points; e.g., the doctrine of Satyagraha, the expansionism ex·pan·sion·ism n. A nation's practice or policy of territorial or economic expansion. ex·pan  sion·ist adj. & n. proceeding from the Mexican War, and the polarizing effect of William Lloyd Garrison's anti-slavery editorials in the Liberator. Mary Ellen Snodgrass The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter.Please help [ improve the introduction] to meet Wikipedia's layout standards. You can discuss the issue on the talk page. , Hickory, NC J--Recommended for junior high school students. The contents are of particular interest to young adolescent and their teachers. S--Recommended for senior high school students. |
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