{"product_id":"walden-and-civil-disobedience","title":"Walden and Civil Disobedience","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA transcendentalist classic on social responsibility and a manifesto that inspired modern protest movements\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCritical of 19th-century America’s booming commercialism and industrialism, Henry David Thoreau moved to a small cabin in the woods of Concord, Massachusetts in 1845. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eWalden\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the account of his stay near Walden Pond, conveys at once a naturalist’s wonder at the commonplace and a transcendentalist’s yearning for spiritual truth and self-reliance. But Thoreau’s embrace of solitude and simplicity did not entail a withdrawal from social and political matters. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCivil Disobedience\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, also included in this volume, expresses his antislavery and antiwar sentiments, and has influenced resistance movements worldwide. Both give rewarding insight into a free-minded, principled and idiosyncratic life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardcover, 312 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hachette","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47319453958402,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0084\/8727\/2506\/files\/IMG_15502.jpg?v=1769972289","url":"https:\/\/pittsburghmercantile.life\/products\/walden-and-civil-disobedience","provider":"Pittsburgh Mercantile","version":"1.0","type":"link"}