Civil Disobedience: An Encyclopedic History of Dissidence in the United States

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VOYA - Lauri J. Vaughan
Snodgrass's two-volume set provides a unique perspective on a nation's history of civil liberty. Unlike Encyclopedia of American Civil Rights and Liberties (Greenwood, 2006) and The Encyclopedia of Civil Liberties in America (M. E. Sharpe, 2005), which feature historic principle, Snodgrass shines her light on the actors who champion those principles. Although the set suffers from several flaws, the approach ultimately personalizes history in a manner not often found in print reference. Volume one features 130 alphabetical entries ranging from abolitionism to Shakers but also includes bootleg AIDS drugs, Angela Davis, and Martin Sheen, among other topics. Coverage seems a bit uneven—apartheid ranks only several hundred words despite its national scope, and fish-ins captures triple that space—but most entries provide satisfying detail. For example, the entry on conscientious objectors surveys that form of protest from the Revolutionary War through Vietnam in fourteen pages, including a list of Civil War pacifists revealing the fates of men such as William B. Hockett, a blacksmith who was beaten to death for his unwillingness to enlist. The entry also includes substantial subheadings such as Imprisonment and Racism and Lasting Effects. Rather than a starting place, this resource might well fulfill the research needs of many students. For those looking for more information, entries are punctuated with further reading suggestions, and the second volume includes an extensive bibliography. Also in volume two is a 373-year chronology of civil disobedience and two tables titled Acts of Conscience and Civil Disobedience—the first organized by target and second by location. Thechronology is an interesting browse—allowing readers to skim through historical waves of protest. The first table would better serve researchers had the secondary sort criteria been chronological, providing a historical microcosm of the target issue. It, too, reveals the set's uneven quality providing nearly twelve pages of individual acts targeting colonial taxation while listing only five protests of anti-abortion laws. The regional significance portrayed in the second table, which lists acts of civil disobedience under state headings, is interesting but not notable enough to warrant twenty pages. Before a substantial glossary, bibliography, and index are a dozen primary documents authored by disobedience luminaries such as Thoreau, Goldman, and King. Unfortunately they are disappointingly presented, covering forty pages unbroken by images and without cue words, and largely unnecessary because all can be found easily on the Internet. Still teens and tweens will be thrilled to hit upon the mother lode of information in most entries, which feature well-crafted and highly readable text. Reviewer: Lauri J. Vaughan
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  • ISBN-13: 9780765681270
  • Publisher: Sharpe, M. E. Inc.
  • Publication date: 11/26/2008
  • Pages: 768

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