Constitutionalism in the Approach and Aftermath of the Civil War (The North's Civil War)

Moreno, Paul D. (EDT)/ O'Neill, Johnathan (EDT)

Fordham University Press（2013/08発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 288 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780823251940
• DDC分類 973.7

Full Description

The irreducibly constitutional nature of the Civil War's prelude and legacy is the focus of this absorbing collection of nine essays by a diversity of political theorists and historians. The contributors examine key constitutional developments leading up to the war, the crucial role of Abraham Lincoln's statesmanship, and how the constitutional aspects of the war and Reconstruction endured in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This thoughtful, informative volume covers a wide range of topics: from George Washington's conception of the Union and his fears for its future to Martin Van Buren's state-centered, anti-secessionist federalism; from Lincoln's approach to citizenship for African Americans to Woodrow Wilson's attempt to appropriate Lincoln for the goals of Progressivism. Each essay zeroes in on the constitutional causes or consequences of the war and emphasizes how constitutional principles shape political activity. Accordingly, important figures, disputes, and judicial decisions are placed within the broader context of the constitutional system to explain how ideas and institutions, independently and in dialogue with the courts, have oriented political action and shaped events over time.

Contents

Introduction Paul D. Moreno and Johnathan O'Neill Prologue: A Second American Revolution? George Washington and the Origins of the Civil War Jeffry H. Morrison Part I Constitutionalism Endangered: The Road to Civil War 1 Martin Van Buren as Statesman:State Rights and the Rise of the "Free Soil" Party Christian Esh 2 Lincoln on Black Citizenship Joseph R. Fornieri 3 Lincoln, Secession, and Revolution: The Civil War Challenge to the Founding Herman Belz Part II Legal Change and Constitutional Politics in Reconstruction and the Gilded Age 4 The Trial of Jeff erson Davis and the Americanization of Treason Law Jonathan W. White 5 At Every Fireside: Constitutional Politics in the Era of Reconstruction Michael Les Benedict 6 "The Legitimate Object of Government": Constitutional Problems of Civil War-Era Republican Policy Paul D. Moreno Part III Contesting the Legacy of Lincoln and the Civil War in the Progressive Era 7 Woodrow Wilson and the Meaning of the Lincoln Legacy Ronald J. Pestritto 8 The Idea of Constitutional Conservatism in the Early Twentieth Century Johnathan O'Neill Notes List of Contributors Index