Imagination and environmental political thought the aftermath of Thoreau

Imagination and Environmental Political Thought: The Aftermath of Thoreau seeks to correct oversimplified readings of Henry David Thoreau’s political thought by elucidating a key tension within his imagination. With the celebration of Thoreau’s two-hundredth birthday now past, this study outlines, a...

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Main Author Bowman, Joshua J
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Lanham Lexington Books 2018
Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
Edition1
SeriesPolitics, Literature, and Film
Subjects
American
Environmental protection
Environmentalism
Environmentalism-United States
History & Theory
Literary Criticism
Political Science
Politics
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- I: Imagination and Political Thought -- 1 Politics and Imagination -- 2 Imagination and Environmental Political Thought -- II: Thoreau's Political Thought -- 3 Life with Principle: Thoreau and Political Morality -- 4 Resistance and Right -- 5 Life with People: Thoreau on Friendship and Community -- III: Environmental Political Thought in the Aftermath of Thoreau -- 6 Thoreau and the Arcadian Longing -- 7 Thoreau the Arcadian Exile -- 8 Infinite Arcadia -- 9 Arcadian Ecology -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author