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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... 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 policy ; yet , no single volume exists ...
... 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 policy ; yet , no single volume exists ...
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... present here was taken either from its place of original publication or from Wilson's original manuscript , as noted with each selection . Wilson did not formally publish during his lifetime two of the essays in this collection . One of ...
... present here was taken either from its place of original publication or from Wilson's original manuscript , as noted with each selection . Wilson did not formally publish during his lifetime two of the essays in this collection . One of ...
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... present Wilson to the reader in as accurate a manner as possible , I have left almost everything exactly as it was in the original , including any emphasis in Wilson's original text . I have not employed the notation " sic , " as I ...
... present Wilson to the reader in as accurate a manner as possible , I have left almost everything exactly as it was in the original , including any emphasis in Wilson's original text . I have not employed the notation " sic , " as I ...
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... presents a problem insofar as it makes it more difficult for us to modify those principles in accordance with the circumstances of the present age . The Social Contract Wilson contended that the American attachment to the historically ...
... presents a problem insofar as it makes it more difficult for us to modify those principles in accordance with the circumstances of the present age . The Social Contract Wilson contended that the American attachment to the historically ...
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... present treatment and future settlement of this and others of the pressing questions of public administration . " Wilson again ex- pressed the theme that modern education is integral to training this new class of apolitical experts . In ...
... present treatment and future settlement of this and others of the pressing questions of public administration . " Wilson again ex- pressed the theme that modern education is integral to training this new class of apolitical experts . In ...
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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