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- catalog abstract "Emphatically revisionist, this book reveals a Thoreau most people never knew existed. Contrary to conventional views, Bob Pepperman Taylor argues that Thoreau was one of America's most powerful and least understood political thinkers, a man who promoted community and democratic values while being ever vigilant against the evils of excessive or illegitimate authority. Still widely perceived as a remarkable nature writer but simplistic philosopher with no real. Understanding of human society, Thoreau is resurrected here as a profound social critic with more on his mind than utopian daydreams. Rather than the aloof and private individualist spurned by conservatives and championed by radicals and environmentalists, Taylor portrays Thoreau as a genuinely engaged political theorist concerned with the moral foundations of public life. Like a solicitous "bachelor uncle" (an allusion to his journals), Thoreau persistently prodded his. Fellow citizens to remember that they were responsible for independently evaluating the behavior of their government and political community.".
- catalog contributor b10137164.
- catalog created "c1996.".
- catalog date "1996".
- catalog date "c1996.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1996.".
- catalog description "Emphatically revisionist, this book reveals a Thoreau most people never knew existed. Contrary to conventional views, Bob Pepperman Taylor argues that Thoreau was one of America's most powerful and least understood political thinkers, a man who promoted community and democratic values while being ever vigilant against the evils of excessive or illegitimate authority. Still widely perceived as a remarkable nature writer but simplistic philosopher with no real.".
- catalog description "Fellow citizens to remember that they were responsible for independently evaluating the behavior of their government and political community.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-175) and index.".
- catalog description "Understanding of human society, Thoreau is resurrected here as a profound social critic with more on his mind than utopian daydreams. Rather than the aloof and private individualist spurned by conservatives and championed by radicals and environmentalists, Taylor portrays Thoreau as a genuinely engaged political theorist concerned with the moral foundations of public life. Like a solicitous "bachelor uncle" (an allusion to his journals), Thoreau persistently prodded his.".
- catalog extent "xi, 180 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "America's bachelor uncle.".
- catalog identifier "0700608060 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "America's bachelor uncle.".
- catalog isPartOf "American political thought".
- catalog issued "1996".
- catalog issued "c1996.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Lawrence : University Press of Kansas,".
- catalog relation "America's bachelor uncle.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "818/.309 20".
- catalog subject "National characteristics, American, in literature.".
- catalog subject "PS3057.P64 T39 1996".
- catalog subject "Politics and literature United States History 19th century.".
- catalog subject "Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862 Political and social views.".
- catalog title "America's bachelor uncle : Thoreau and the American polity / Bob Pepperman Taylor.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".