Lincoln : the ambiguous icon /

In this book, political theorist Steve Johnston explores Lincoln's thought and political philosophy, but also his intentional and shrewdly calculated ambiguity - enabling him to be maximally politically effective in the face of unprecedented challenges.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Johnston, Steven (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: ProQuest (Firm)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018]
Colección:Modernity and political thought (Unnumbered)
Temas:
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Philosophy.
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Political and social views.
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865.
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865
Presidents > United States > Biography.
Philosophy.
Political and social views.
Presidents.
History: United States / 19th Century.
History: United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Presidents
Political and social views
Philosophy
United States
Biography
Biographies
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Lincoln's ambiguity
  • Lincoln's decisionism and the politics of elimination
  • Democratic ironies of Lincoln's cinematic exceptionalism
  • A "humble offering": the (first) Lincoln memorial
  • Lincoln's persistent racial ambivalence: colonization
  • What to the Indian is the Gettysburg Address?
  • American exceptionalism or American narcissism? The second inaugural
  • Lincoln's tragic revenge.

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