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Civil Disobedience (Hardcover)
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Civil Disobedience (Hardcover)
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What is civil disobedience? Although Mahatma Gandhi and Martin
Luther King helped to bring the idea to prominence, even today it
remains unclear how we should best understand civil disobedience.
Why have so many different activists and intellectuals embraced it,
and to what ends? Is civil disobedience still politically relevant
in today s hyper-connected world? Does it make sense, for example,
to describe Edward Snowden s actions, or those of recent global
movements like Occupy, as falling under this rubric? If so, how
must it adapt to respond to the challenges of digitalization and
globalization and the rise of populist authoritarianism in the
West? In this elegantly written introductory text, William E.
Scheuerman systematically analyzes the most important
interpretations of civil disobedience. Drawing out the striking
differences separating religious, liberal, radical democratic, and
anarchist views, he nonetheless shows that core commonalities
remain. Against those who water down the idea of civil disobedience
or view it as obsolescent, Scheuerman successfully salvages its
central elements. The concept of civil disobedience, he argues,
remains a pivotal tool for anyone hoping to bring about political
and social change.
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