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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... Institutional Reform " Cabinet Government in the United States " 127 Congressional Government ( Chapter 2 and Conclusion ) 141 Constitutional Government in the United States ( Chapters 3 and 8 ) 175 " Wanted - A Party " 205 1 Part IV ...
... Institutional Reform " Cabinet Government in the United States " 127 Congressional Government ( Chapter 2 and Conclusion ) 141 Constitutional Government in the United States ( Chapters 3 and 8 ) 175 " Wanted - A Party " 205 1 Part IV ...
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... institutions . Wilson is best known , of course , for his influence in the realm of foreign policy . This is why his speeches and writings pertaining to for- eign policy are numerous and widely available elsewhere , and it is why I have ...
... institutions . Wilson is best known , of course , for his influence in the realm of foreign policy . This is why his speeches and writings pertaining to for- eign policy are numerous and widely available elsewhere , and it is why I have ...
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... institutions , including his com- mentary on 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 ...
... institutions , including his com- mentary on 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 ...
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... institution to teach an annual five- week lectureship on administration at Johns Hopkins , and his notes from these lectures are a rich source for scholars of Wilson's thoughts on administration . While teaching at Princeton , Wilson ...
... institution to teach an annual five- week lectureship on administration at Johns Hopkins , and his notes from these lectures are a rich source for scholars of Wilson's thoughts on administration . While teaching at Princeton , Wilson ...
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... institution in 1902. Before this , Wilson held aca- demic posts at Bryn Mawr College and then Wesleyan University . While there is much scholarly work and focus on Wilson's presidency , espe- cially the international aspects of it ...
... institution in 1902. Before this , Wilson held aca- demic posts at Bryn Mawr College and then Wesleyan University . While there is much scholarly work and focus on Wilson's presidency , espe- cially the international aspects of it ...
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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