Statesmanship and Progressive Reform : An Assessment of Herbert Croly's Abraham Lincoln

Alvis, J. David/ Jividen, Jason R.

Palgrave Pivot（2013/08発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 90 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781137366597
• DDC分類 973.8

Full Description

A critical assessment of Herbert Croly's influential account of Abraham Lincoln in his 1909 book, The Promise of American Life, which argued that Progressivism was a continuation of the spirit of Lincoln's political thought. This book argues for the first time that Croly's praise of Lincoln is highly problematic.

Contents

1. Introduction 2. Reconciling Nationalism and Democracy 3. The Demise of the Ante-Bellum Parties 4. The Need for Statesmanship 5. Croly's Lincoln and the Synthesis of Moral and Intellectual Virtues 6. Assessing Croly's Appeal to Lincoln 7. Conclusion