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 brilliant and original scholar whose counsel should not be ignored.
- ISBN10 0739144502
- ISBN13 9780739144503
- Publish Date 25 May 2010 (first published 1 January 2010)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Lexington Books
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 138
- Language English