Letters to Change the World (eBook)

From Emmeline Pankhurst to Martin Luther King, Jr.

Travis Elborough (Herausgeber)

eBook Download: EPUB

2018
Ebury Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-4735-6048-2 (ISBN)

Infos

We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed Martin Luther KingIn an era where the liberties we often take for granted are under threat, Letters To Change the World is a collection of inspiring letters offering reminders from history that standing up for and voicing our personal and political beliefs is not merely a crucial right but a duty if we want to change the world.Edited by Travis Elborough, the collection includes George Orwell's warning on totalitarianism, Martin Luther King's 'Letter from a Birmingham Jail', Albert Camus on the reasons to fight a war, Bertrand Russell on peace, Emmeline Pankhurst rallying her suffragettes, Nelson Mandela's letter to his children from prison and Time's Up on the abuse of power.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 6.9.2018
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Anthologien
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Briefe / Tagebücher
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Essays / Feuilleton
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• ISBN-10: 1-4735-6048-9 / 1473560489
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4735-6048-2 / 9781473560482