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Abraham Lincoln's statesmanship and the limits of liberal democracy
Title
Abraham Lincoln's statesmanship and the limits of liberal democracy / Jon D. Schaff.
ISBN
9780809337378
0809337371
9780809337385
Publication
Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2019]
Physical Description
vii, 265 pages ; 24 cm
Notes
Significant Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--Loyola University Chicago, 2002, titled The domestic Lincoln : presidential leadership, realignment and public policy.
Summary
"Schaff analyzes how Lincoln's political thought and presidential statesmanship illustrate the need for a limit to democratic excess. Decent government, he argues, demands a balance of competing political goods as well as the strong statesmanship Lincoln exemplified to maintain that equilibrium"-- Provided by publisher.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 24, 2019
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Lincoln and the architecture of democracy's soul
Lincoln and the political virtues of prudence and moderation
Lincoln and the defense of natural rights
Lincoln's political economy in the American tradition
The domestic Lincoln: presidential power and the Second American Revolution
Lincoln and the Second American Revolution
Whigs and Lincoln: a realignment reconsidered
The domestic Lincoln and Congressional government.
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