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UNINA9910959294403321 |
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Titolo |
Lincoln's enduring legacy : perspectives from great thinkers, great leaders, and the American experiment / / edited by Robert P. Watson, William D. Pedersen, and Frank J. Williams |
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Lanham, MD, : Lexington Books, c2011 |
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ISBN |
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979-82-16-31186-7 |
1-283-08467-8 |
9786613084675 |
0-7391-4991-1 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (273 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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WatsonRobert P. <1962-> |
PedersenWilliam D |
WilliamsFrank J |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Political leadership - United States - History - 19th century |
Presidents - United States |
United States Politics and government Philosophy |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Preface; Part I: Introduction; 1 What Would Lincoln Do?; Part II: Lincoln's Legacy with Great Thinkers and Leaders; 2 Tolstoy's Lincoln; 3 Mill and Lincoln on Liberty; 4 Theodore Roosevelt and the Heirs of Abraham Lincoln; 5 Woodrow Wilson and Lincoln's Bridge to the World; 6 Lincoln's Impact on Martin Luther King Jr.; 7 Lincoln and the Idea of a Democratic Peace; Part III: Lincoln's Legacy and American Memory; 8 African American Memory and the Great Emancipator; 9 Lincoln, the Roosevelts, and Herbert Croly's America; 10 Lincoln's Relationship with Gentility in America |
11 Lincoln's Use of Religion and Morality12 Shaping American Foreign Policy: Comparing Lincoln/Seward and Nixon/Kissinger; 13 Lincoln as Father: Dealing with Tragedy in the White House; Part IV: Epilogue; 14 Abraham Lincoln's Enduring Legacy: Bicentennial Reflections; Index; About the Contributors |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This collection of highly readable and accessible essays on Lincoln's |
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