Bob Pepperman Taylor is Elliott A. Brown Green and Gold Professor of Law, Politics and Political Behavior at the University of Vermont. He is the author of six books, including Horace Mann’s Troubling Legacy: The Education of Democratic Citizens.
"At last, an account that takes Thoreau seriously as a political
thinker and makes an unconventional but persuasive case that
Thoreau was deeply concerned with our political community: its
citizens, its values and institutions, and its future. This is a
fascinating book that is easy to recommend."--Robert Booth Fowler,
author of The Dance with Community: The Contemporary Debate in
American Political Thought"This lucid and engaging reinterpretation
of Thoreau's political thought is at once bold and nuanced. The
book gives us a fresh appreciation for Thoreau's importance as a
political theorist and critic without ignoring or slighting
Thoreau's troubling limitations."--Richard Ellis, author of
Presidential Lightning Rods: The Politics of Blame Avoidance
"Taylor provides a thoughtful analysis of all of Thoreau's writings
in addition to a keen understanding of Thoreau's profound political
insights."--Choice"Taylor's revisionist reading of Thoreau is
lucid, well organized, and admirably defended. . . . Whether or not
one agrees with Taylor's interpretation, his book will send the
reader scurrying back to reread Thoreau and begin anew the dialogue
with him."--Journal of American History"Offers a comprehensive and
compelling portrait of Thoreau, the political and social critic.
Taylor effectively rescues Thoreau from the dustbin of American
intellectual and political history."--Library Journal
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