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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... gives rise to its own principles . Wilson was also critical of the Aristotelian cycle of regimes , and he wished " to contrast the later facts of political development with this ancient exposition . " While the Aristotelian cycle had ...
... gives rise to its own principles . Wilson was also critical of the Aristotelian cycle of regimes , and he wished " to contrast the later facts of political development with this ancient exposition . " While the Aristotelian cycle had ...
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... gives them the authority to administer or regulate progress unhindered by those within the realm of politics . People or institutions within politics can claim no such expertise . Wilson's understanding of politics and its separation ...
... gives them the authority to administer or regulate progress unhindered by those within the realm of politics . People or institutions within politics can claim no such expertise . Wilson's understanding of politics and its separation ...
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... give us administrative elasticity and discretion ; free us from the idea that checks and balances are to be carried down through all stages of organization . " 969 Wilson relied heavily on European sources for his study of ...
... give us administrative elasticity and discretion ; free us from the idea that checks and balances are to be carried down through all stages of organization . " 969 Wilson relied heavily on European sources for his study of ...
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... give to administrative decision making helps to clarify who actually governs under Wilson's system . While Wilson ad- vocated connecting politics much more directly with public opinion , his writings show that the public is not to be ...
... give to administrative decision making helps to clarify who actually governs under Wilson's system . While Wilson ad- vocated connecting politics much more directly with public opinion , his writings show that the public is not to be ...
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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 |
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Cabinet Government in the United States | 127 |
Chapter 2 and Conclusion | 141 |
Chapters 3 and 8 | 175 |
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