An in-depth look at Abraham Lincoln’s leadership, both before and during his presidency. Lincoln led through times of confusion, war, and dissent. The set of chapters included in this volume are based on papers that constituted part of the 2008-2009 Jepson Leadership Forum at the Jepson School of Leadership Studies at the University of Richmond.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Contributors Acknowledgments Introduction; G.R.Goethals & G.L.Mc Dowell What Lincoln Was Up Against: The Context of Leadership; E.L.Ayers Lincoln’s Construction of the Consent Principle and the Right of Revolution in the Secession Crisis; H.J.Belz Abraham Lincoln and the Search for American Identity; J.L.Sedgwick The Magnanimity of Abraham Lincoln: ‚What I Deal With Is Too Vast For Malicious Dealing‘; W.L.Miller Abraham Lincoln’s Opposition to the Mexican War; D.Walker Howe Wonderful Self-Reliance: Abraham Lincoln’s Leadership; R.Carwardine Lincoln and the Copperheads; J.L.Weber Abraham Lincoln and the Shaping of Public Opinion; D.L.Wilson Genius or Talented Amateur: Lincoln as Military Strategist; J.Glatthaar Abraham Lincoln as War Leader, 1861-1865; B.Holden Reid Epilogue; G.R.Goethals
Über den Autor
George R. Goethals is Professor of Leadership Studies and holder of the E. Claiborne Robins Distinguished Professorship in Leadership Studies at the Jepson School of Leadership Studies at the University of Richmond, USA.