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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      June 2021
      July 2021
      ISBN:
      9781108775748
      9781108478045
      9781108745468
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108775748
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.82kg, 456 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.68kg, 456 Pages
      • Subjects:
      History of Philosophy, Political Theory, Politics and International Relations, Philosophy, Political Philosophy
      Series:
      Cambridge Companions to Philosophy
      Collection:
      The Cambridge Companions to Philosophy and Religion
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    Subjects:
    History of Philosophy, Political Theory, Politics and International Relations, Philosophy, Political Philosophy
    Series:
    Cambridge Companions to Philosophy
    Collection:
    The Cambridge Companions to Philosophy and Religion
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    The theory and practice of civil disobedience has once again taken on import, given recent events. Considering widespread dissatisfaction with normal political mechanisms, even in well-established liberal democracies, civil disobedience remains hugely important, as a growing number of individuals and groups pursue political action. 'Digital disobedients', Black Lives Matter protestors, Extinction Rebellion climate change activists, Hong Kong activists resisting the PRC's authoritarian clampdown…all have practiced civil disobedience. In this Companion, an interdisciplinary group of scholars reconsiders civil disobedience from many perspectives. Whether or not civil disobedience works, and what is at stake when protestors describe their acts as civil disobedience, is systematically examined, as are the legacies and impact of Henry Thoreau, Mahatma Gandhi, and Martin Luther King.

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    ‘… The Cambridge Companion to Civil Disobedience … offers a brilliant and illuminating overview of the contemporary debates on civil disobedience and for that it will no doubt become an invaluable resource for anyone who is interested in politics of protest.’

    C. Cidam Source: Perspectives on Politics

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