Jason Jividen 
Claiming Lincoln [EPUB ebook] 
Progressivism, Equality, and the Battle for Lincoln’s Legacy in Presidential Rhetoric

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Abraham Lincoln is clearly one of the most frequently cited figures in American political rhetoric, especially with regard to issues of equality. But given the ubiquity of Lincoln’s legacy, many references to him, even on the presidential level, are often of questionable accuracy. In Claiming Lincoln, Jividen posits that in much twentieth-century presidential rhetoric, especially from progressive leaders, Lincoln’s understanding of equality is slowly divorced from its grounding in the natural rights thinking of the American Founding and reinterpreted in light of progressive history. Claiming Lincoln examines the manner in which rhetoricians have appealed to Lincoln’s legacy, only to distort that legacy in the process. Focusing on Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Franklin Roosevelt, and Lyndon Johnson and touching on Barack Obama, Jividen argues that presidential rhetorical use and abuse of Lincoln has profound consequences not only for how we understand Lincoln but also for how we understand American democracy. Jividen’s original take on Lincoln and the Progressives will be of interest to scholars of American politics and all those invested in Lincoln’s legacy.

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Acknowledgments ix Introduction 31—Lincoln and the Idea of Equality 92—Theodore Roosevelt’s Lincoln 333—Woodrow Wilson’s Lincoln 644—Franklin Roosevelt’s Lincoln 975—Lyndon Johnson’s Lincoln 1346—Barack Obama’s Lincoln 154Conclusion 174Notes 181Bibliography 213Index 229

Over de auteur

Jason R. Jividen is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Alex G. Mc Kenna School of Business, Economics, and Government and Fellow in Civic and Constitutional Affairs at the Center for Political and Economic Thought at Saint Vincent College.
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Taal Engels ● Formaat EPUB ● Pagina’s 243 ● ISBN 9781609090166 ● Bestandsgrootte 0.3 MB ● Uitgeverij Cornell University Press ● Stad Ithaca ● Land US ● Gepubliceerd 2011 ● Downloadbare 24 maanden ● Valuta EUR ● ID 7256992 ● Kopieerbeveiliging Adobe DRM
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