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Crown of thorns : political martyrdom in America from Abraham Lincoln to Martin Luther King, Jr. /
"A provocative treatment of political martyrdom in the United States ... a well-crafted, thought-provoking book." The Lincoln Herald "In the U.S., dead politicians and controversial reformers have frequently been called martyrs to a cause. But achieving martyrdom is more elusive than...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
New York University Press,
©1990.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "A provocative treatment of political martyrdom in the United States ... a well-crafted, thought-provoking book." The Lincoln Herald "In the U.S., dead politicians and controversial reformers have frequently been called martyrs to a cause. But achieving martyrdom is more elusive than simply being jailed, murdered, or rejected in fighting for what one believes. This is the thrust of Naveh's argument, which traces the martyr motif in American political culture since the 1830s." Choice "Drawing upon eulogies and obituaries, sermons and biographies, poems and public memorials, Crown. |
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| Notas: | Based on the author's thesis. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (vii, 248 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-241) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780814759257 0814759254 9780814757659 0814757650 9780814757765 0814757766 |