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Autore |
Shone Steve J |
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Titolo |
Lysander Spooner [[electronic resource] ] : American anarchist / / Steve J. Shone |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Lanham, Md., : Lexington Books, 2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-58195-3 |
9786612581953 |
0-7391-4452-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (207 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Anarchists - United States |
Abolitionists - United States |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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chapter one; Natural Law, Private Mail, and Property; chapter two; Poverty and Economics; chapter three; Political Obligation; chapter four; Jury Nullification; chapter five; Slavery; chapter six; Religion, Morality, and the Legal Profession; Bibliography; About the Author |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Lysander Spooner: American Anarchist is the first book-length exposition of the ideas of the American anarchist and abolitionist who lived mostly in Boston, Massachusetts, from 1808 to 1887. Few people today are familiar with Spooner. Nonetheless, there are many interesting strands of original thought to be found in his works that have contemporary significance_for example his reflections on the need for jury nullification or his devastating critique of the social contract. Rediscovering Spooner today is no mere investigation of a bygone nineteenth century thinker, but rather a gateway to a br |
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