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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... important foreign policy speeches . The present collection is grounded in the recognition that Wilson's role in the de- velopment of American political thought and institutions may be just as impor- tant as it was to American foreign ...
... important foreign policy speeches . The present collection is grounded in the recognition that Wilson's role in the de- velopment of American political thought and institutions may be just as impor- tant as it was to American foreign ...
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... important books , such as The State and The New Freedom , or to essays such as " The Study of Administration " and " Leaders of Men , " my hope is that they will find this volume useful . I have tried to gather as much of all of these ...
... important books , such as The State and The New Freedom , or to essays such as " The Study of Administration " and " Leaders of Men , " my hope is that they will find this volume useful . I have tried to gather as much of all of these ...
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... important figure in American politics and history for many reasons . Most obviously , he served two terms as the twenty - eighth presi- dent of the United States , a presidency most known for its stewardship of Amer- ican involvement in ...
... important figure in American politics and history for many reasons . Most obviously , he served two terms as the twenty - eighth presi- dent of the United States , a presidency most known for its stewardship of Amer- ican involvement in ...
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... important . We will cease to concentrate on the question of what should be done and more on the question of how we should do it . This is the principle behind Wilson's suggestion that the modern age is one of administration , where we ...
... important . We will cease to concentrate on the question of what should be done and more on the question of how we should do it . This is the principle behind Wilson's suggestion that the modern age is one of administration , where we ...
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... important , direction in which Wilson's thought developed was in its adoption of Hegelian- ism . Wilson's graduate education at Johns Hopkins seems to have been a decisive influence in this regard , although one can certainly see ...
... important , direction in which Wilson's thought developed was in its adoption of Hegelian- ism . Wilson's graduate education at Johns Hopkins seems to have been a decisive influence in this regard , although one can certainly see ...
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 |
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