General Information

Author/Creator

Milligan, Tony, 1966-

Language

English.

Published

New York : Bloomsbury, 2013.

Physical Description

179 pages ; 23 cm.

Contents/Summary

Summary

"Civil disobedience is a form of protest with a special standing with regards to the law that sets it apart from political violence. Such principled law-breaking has been witnessed in recent years over climate change, economic strife, and the treatment of animals. Civil disobedience is examined here in the context of contemporary political activism, in the light of classic accounts by Thoreau, Tolstoy, and Gandhi to call for a broader attitude towards what civil disobedience involves. The question of violence is discussed, arguing that civil disobedience need only be aspirationally non-violent and that although some protests do not clearly constitute law-breaking they may render people liable to arrest. For example, while there may not be violence against persons, there may be property damage, as seen in raids upon animal laboratories. Such forms of militancy raise ethical and legal questions. Arguing for a less restrictive theory of civil disobedience, the book will be a valuable resource for anyone studying social movements and issues of political philosophy, social justice, and global ethics."--Publisher's website.

Subjects

Subject

Civil disobedience > United States.

Civil rights > United States.

Bibliographic Information

Responsibility

Tony Milligan.

ISBN

9781441132093

1441132090

Holdings

Item Type	Current Location	Collection	Call Number	Volume Info	Shelving Location	Public Note
Book	OSA Archivum Library	General collection	303.6/109/73 MIL		OSA Repository	Donation of School of Public Policy.

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