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1 online resource (x, 279 pages) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-273) and index. |
| Summary |
"In Self-Government, The American Theme, Will Morrisey defines the concept of self-government and tracks its permutations in the ardent writings of key American presidents. He shows how the transition to a more powerful national state was managed on political soil where self-government was not an indigenous crop. Morrisey considers the genesis of self-government in the political thought of the founding U.S. presidents, comparing their understanding of the term with that of President Abraham Lincoln and Confederate States of America President Jefferson Davis."--Jacket. |
| Contents |
Presidents of the Founding -- Introduction: Self-Government and the Founding Era: Prospects and Contingencies -- Self-Government and the American Father: George Washington -- Self-Government and the Fiery Spirit: John Adams -- Self-Government as Natural Right: Thomas Jefferson -- Conclusion: The Coherence of the Idea of Self-Government in the Political Thought of the Founding Presidents -- Presidents of the Civil War -- Introduction: Self-Government and the Antebellum Era: Crisis of the Self Divided -- Self-Government and Secession: Jefferson Davis -- What Is the "New Birth of Freedom"?: Abraham Lincoln -- Conclusion: Davis and Lincoln Compared. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
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Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Subject |
Presidents -- United States -- History.
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Democracy -- United States -- History.
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Representative government and representation -- United States -- History.
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Political science -- United States -- History.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1789-1815.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference.
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Politics and government. (OCoLC)fst01919741
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Democracy. (OCoLC)fst00890077
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Political science. (OCoLC)fst01069781
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Presidents. (OCoLC)fst01075723
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Representative government and representation. (OCoLC)fst01094941
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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1789-1865
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Morrisey, Will. Self-government, the American theme. Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, ©2004 0739107089 (DLC) 2003017422 (OCoLC)52895233 |
| ISBN |
9780739160756 (electronic bk.) |
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0739160753 (electronic bk.) |
