Woodrow Wilson: The Essential Political WritingsLexington Books, 2005 - Počet stran: 279 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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Strana v
... 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 . Political and Administrative ...
... 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 . Political and Administrative ...
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... government , ideas that are brought out in his account of British history and im- portant British historical figures ... Constitutional Government in the United States in 1908. Wilson , of course , delivered many speeches as a candidate ...
... government , ideas that are brought out in his account of British history and im- portant British historical figures ... Constitutional Government in the United States in 1908. Wilson , of course , delivered many speeches as a candidate ...
Strana 2
... government as a work in progress , a government that would require continual ... constitutional- ism that animated the main tenets of Wilson's political ... government against the danger of problems such as faction became less necessary ...
... government as a work in progress , a government that would require continual ... constitutional- ism that animated the main tenets of Wilson's political ... government against the danger of problems such as faction became less necessary ...
Strana 4
... Constitution ac- cording to the " Darwinian principle . " Yet the third ... political arguments . Wilson cited Hegel directly in his discussion of the role of ... government by contending that gov- ernment cannot be discussed properly by ...
... Constitution ac- cording to the " Darwinian principle . " Yet the third ... political arguments . Wilson cited Hegel directly in his discussion of the role of ... government by contending that gov- ernment cannot be discussed properly by ...
Strana 10
... government actually does exercise power over such fields is to be determined ... constitutional politics , Wilson employed his historical approach and placed ... government , " and as a result the old constitutional order was standing in ...
... government actually does exercise power over such fields is to be determined ... constitutional politics , Wilson employed his historical approach and placed ... government , " and as a result the old constitutional order was standing in ...
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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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Strana 14 - The latent causes of faction are thus sown in the nature of man; and we see them everywhere brought into different degrees of activity, according to the different circumstances of civil society.