Woodrow Wilson: The Essential Political WritingsLexington Books, 2005 - 279 páginas Woodrow Wilson's contribution to American foreign policy is well known, but his role in the development of American political thought and institutions is less recognized. In this volume, Wilson scholar Ronald J. Pestritto presents and introduces the statesman and president's seminal essays on such topics as: state theory; the idea of political liberty and the purpose of government; reform of Congress, the presidency, and political parties; and leadership in politics and administration. This collection makes available in a single volume the most relevant political speeches and writings of this important American leader. It will serve students and scholars as both useful teaching tool and invaluable reference source on the twenty-eighth president of the United States. |
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... Congress Cataloging - in - Publication Data Wilson , Woodrow , 1856-1924 . [ Essays . Selections ] Woodrow Wilson : the essential political writings / [ edited by ] Ronald J. Pestritto . p . cm . Includes bibliographical references and ...
... Congress Cataloging - in - Publication Data Wilson , Woodrow , 1856-1924 . [ Essays . Selections ] Woodrow Wilson : the essential political writings / [ edited by ] Ronald J. Pestritto . p . cm . Includes bibliographical references and ...
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... Congress " 251 " Fourteen Points " 259 Appendix : Chronology of Wilson's Academic Work and Other Selected Events 265 Selected Bibliography 269 Index 273 About the Editor 279 Preface and Acknowledgments This collection is designed to ...
... Congress " 251 " Fourteen Points " 259 Appendix : Chronology of Wilson's Academic Work and Other Selected Events 265 Selected Bibliography 269 Index 273 About the Editor 279 Preface and Acknowledgments This collection is designed to ...
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... Congress , political parties , and public administration , among oth- ers . When it came to including readings from Wilson , it was necessary to assem- ble a multitude of photocopies from various places in order to allow students ac ...
... Congress , political parties , and public administration , among oth- ers . When it came to including readings from Wilson , it was necessary to assem- ble a multitude of photocopies from various places in order to allow students ac ...
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... Congress , the presidency , and political parties . Part IV addresses Wilson's treatment of leadership , both in politics and administration . The essays " Leaders of Men " and " The Study of Administration " address the question of the ...
... Congress , the presidency , and political parties . Part IV addresses Wilson's treatment of leadership , both in politics and administration . The essays " Leaders of Men " and " The Study of Administration " address the question of the ...
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... the product of Wilson's early political thought , in which he emphasized the importance of Congress and a cabinet form of government responsible to a legislative majority ; in his later thought , Wilson became 14 Introduction.
... the product of Wilson's early political thought , in which he emphasized the importance of Congress and a cabinet form of government responsible to a legislative majority ; in his later thought , Wilson became 14 Introduction.
Contenido
Chapters 1 2 13 and 16 | 31 |
Christs Army | 71 |
Christian Progress | 73 |
Socialism and Democracy | 77 |
A Calendar of Great Americans | 81 |
An Address on Thomas Jefferson | 91 |
The Author and Signers of the Declaration of Independence | 97 |
Chapters 1 and 2 | 107 |
WantedA Party | 205 |
Leaders of Men | 211 |
The Study of Administration | 231 |
War Message to Congress | 251 |
Fourteen Points | 259 |
CHRONOLOGY OF WILSONS ACADEMIC WORK AND OTHER SELECTED EVENTS | 265 |
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY | 269 |
273 | |
Cabinet Government in the United States | 127 |
Chapter 2 and Conclusion | 141 |
Chapters 3 and 8 | 175 |
About the Editor | |
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