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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813214903321

Titolo

A companion to Woodrow Wilson / / edited by Ross A. Kennedy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Wiley & Sons, 2013

ISBN

1-118-44540-6

1-118-44546-5

1-118-44569-4

1-118-44568-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (682 p.)

Collana

Wiley-Blackwell companions to American history

Altri autori (Persone)

KennedyRoss A

Disciplina

973.91/3092

B

Soggetti

Presidents - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; List of Illustrations; Notes on Contributors; Introduction; Part I: To the Presidency; Chapter One: Wilson the Man; Birth and Early Childhood; College; Falling in Love; Graduate School and Marriage; New Professor; Princeton; Dearest Friend; Politics; Edith Bolling Galt; The Final Years; Afterward; Note; References; Further Reading; Chapter Two: Wilson's Religious, Historical, and Political Thought; Religious Thought; Historical Thought; Political Thought; Notes; References; Further Reading; Chapter Three: Path to Power; References

Chapter Four: Presidential Politics and the Election of 1912Mowry, Link, and the Importance of 1912; Taft, Roosevelt, and the Republican Insurgency; Roosevelt, Taft, and the Bull Moose Rebellion; The New Nationalism vs. the New Freedom; Renewing the Narrative of 1912: Broderick and Chase; Setting the New Standard: Gould's Four Hats in the Ring; Possibilities for Future Research; Notes; References; Further Reading; Part II: National Progressivism and Wilson; Chapter 5: Wilson as Chief Executive; References; Further Reading; Chapter Six: The New Freedom and its Evolution

The New Freedom and the HistoriansToward the New Freedom: Finding a Middle Way; Wilson as Liberal; Toward Free Trade; The Graduated



Income Tax; Central Banking and Creating a "Democracy of Credit"; Antitrust; Beyond the "New Freedom"; The "New Freedom" in Wartime; Economic Reforms and the Meaning of Progressivism; Notes; References; Further Reading; Chapter Seven: Wilson and Race Relations; Wilson: A Southern Man; Segregating the Federal Government; Wilson and the Black Vote; The White House Viewing of Birth of a Nation; The Civil Rights Movement Fights Back; Conclusion; References

Further ReadingChapter Eight: Wilson's Views on Immigration and Ethnicity; References; Chapter Nine: The Election of 1916; Historiographical Approaches; Did Wilson Want to Be President Again?; The Republican Campaign; The Democratic Campaign Strategy; Wilson's Progressive Record; "He Kept Us Out of War"; Why was Wilson's Margin of Victory So Small?; Conclusion; References; Further Reading; Part III: Foreign Relations: Western Hemisphere and Asia, 1913-1921; Chapter Ten: Wilson and Mexico; References; Further Reading; Chapter Eleven: US Policies Toward Latin America; Surveys; South America

Central America and the CaribbeanReferences; Further Reading; Chapter Twelve: US Policies Toward China, Japan, and the Philippines; The United States and the Philippines; An Open Door in China?; US Attitudes about the Growing Power of Japan; 21 Demands and the Limits of Wilson's Policies in Asia; Effects on US Asia Policy of its Entry into World War I; Siberia, American Fears, Japan's Ambition; Negotiations in Paris; Legacies and Historians' Views of Wilson's Policies for China, Japan, and the Philippines; References; Further Reading; Part IV: World War I: Neutrality to War

Chapter Thirteen: Neutrality Policy and the Decision for War

Sommario/riassunto

A Companion to Woodrow Wilson presents a compilation of essays contributed by various scholars in the field that cover all aspects of the life and career of America's 28th president. Represents the only current anthology of essays to introduce readers to the scholarship on all aspects of Wilson's life and careerOffers a 'one stop' destination for anyone interested in understanding how the scholarship on Wilson has evolved and where it stands now