Lincoln : The Ambiguous Icon.
Material type:
- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781442261310
- 973.7092
- E457.2 .J646 2018
Intro -- Contents -- Series Editor's Introduction -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Introduction: Lincoln's Ambiguity -- Chapter One: Lincoln's Decisionism and the Politics of Elimination -- Chapter Two: Democratic Ironies of Lincoln's Cinematic Exceptionalism -- Chapter Three: A "Humble Offering": The (First) Lincoln Memorial -- Chapter Four: Lincoln's Persistent Racial Ambivalence: Colonization -- Chapter Five: What to the Indian Is the Gettysburg Address? -- Chapter Six: American Exceptionalism or American Narcissism? The Second Inaugural -- Conclusion: Lincoln's Tragic Revenge -- Index -- About the Author.
In this book, political theorist Steve Johnston explores Lincoln's thought and political philosophy, but also his intentional and shrewdly calculated ambiguity - enabling him to be maximally politically effective in the face of unprecedented challenges.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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