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UNINA9910464432203321 |
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Szasz Ferenc Morton <1940-2010.> |
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Lincoln and religion / / Ferenc Morton Szasz with Margaret Connell Szasz |
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Carbondale, Illinois : , : Southern Illinois University Press, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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1 online resource (138 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Presidents - Religious life - United States |
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United States Religion 19th century |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Cover; Jacket Flaps; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations List; Series Editor's Preface by Richard W. Etulain; Acknowledgments by Ferenc Morton Szasz; Acknowledgments by Margaret Connell Szasz; Opening: Lincoln's Faith Perspective; 1. The Ohio River Valley: Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois; 2. Lincoln as President: 1861-65; Gallery of Illustrations; 3. Lincoln as the Center of America's Civil Religion; Conclusion: The Enigma-Was Lincoln a Christian?; Historiography on Lincoln and Religion by Richard W. Etulain; Lincoln on Religion: Quotations Compiled by Sara Gabbard; Bibliography |
IndexAuthor Biographies; Series Statement and Other Books in the Concise Lincoln Library; Back Cover |
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Abraham Lincoln's faith has commanded more broad-based attention than that of any other American president. Although he never joined a denomination, Baptists, Presbyterians, Quakers, Episcopalians, Disciples of Christ, Spiritualists, Jews, and even atheists claim the sixteenth president as one of their own. In this concise volume, Ferenc Morton Szasz and Margaret Connell Szasz offer both an accessible survey of the development of Lincoln's religious views and an informative launch pad for further academic inquiry. A singular key to Lincoln's personality, especially during the presidential |
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UNINA9910155641903321 |
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A study guide for Lady Murasaki Shikibu's "The Tale of Genji" / / project editor, Sara Constantakis |
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Farmington Hills, Michigan : , : Gale, , 2011 |
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©2011 |
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1 online resource (39 pages) |
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Epics for Students ; ; Volume 2 |
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UNINA9910777957803321 |
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Abramowicz Michael |
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Predictocracy [[electronic resource] ] : market mechanisms for public and private decision making / / Michael Abramowicz |
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New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2007 |
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1-282-08857-2 |
9786612088575 |
0-300-14495-4 |
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1 online resource (1 online resource (xviii, 346 p.) ) : ill |
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Business forecasting |
Economic forecasting |
Decision making |
Forecasting |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-342) and index. |
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The media -- Policy analysts -- Businesses -- Committees -- Regulatory bodies -- Administrative agencies -- Public corporations -- Courts -- Legislative bodies -- Predictocracy. |
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Predicting the future is serious business for virtually all public and private institutions, for they must often make important decisions based on such predictions. This visionary book explores how institutions from legislatures to corporations might improve their predictions and arrive at better decisions by means of prediction markets, a promising new tool with virtually unlimited potential applications. Michael Abramowicz explains how prediction markets work; why they accurately forecast elections, sports contests, and other events; and how they may even advance the ideals of our system of republican government. He also explores the ways in which prediction markets address common problems related to institutional decision making. Throughout the book the author extends current thinking about prediction markets and offers imaginative proposals for their use in an array of settings and situations. |
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