Woodrow Wilson and the Roots of Modern Liberalism.
Title:
Woodrow Wilson and the Roots of Modern Liberalism.
Author:
Pestritto, Ronald J.
ISBN:
9781442201088
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (237 pages)
Series:
American Intellectual Culture
Contents:
Acknowledgments -- Introduction Wilson, the Founding, and Historical Thinking -- Chapter One Historicism and Wilson's Critique of the Social Compact -- Chapter Two The Modern Democratic State and the New Political Science -- Chapter Three Beyond the Separation of Powers: The New Constitutionalism and the Growth of the American National State -- Chapter Four Congress as Parliament? -- Chapter Five The Presidency, the Parties, and the Judiciary -- Chapter Six Who Governs? Wilson's Leadership Doctrine and the Question of Democracy -- Chapter Seven Wilson's Science of Administration -- Conclusion 1912 and Beyond -- About the Author.
Abstract:
Woodrow Wilson and the Roots of Modern Liberalism highlights Wilson's sharp departure from the traditional principles of American government, most notably the Constitution. Ronald J. Pestritto persuasively argues that Wilson's unfailing criticism places him clearly in line with the Progressives' assault on the original principles of American constitutionalism. Drawing primarily from early writings and speeches that Wilson made during his years as a scholar, Pestritto examines the future president's clear and consistent ideologies that laid the foundation for later actions taken as a public leader.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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