Woodrow Wilson and the roots of modern liberalism
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JA84.U5P47 Pes
0742515176
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents: Introduction : Wilson, the founding, and historical thinking -- Historicism and Wilson's critique of the social compact -- The modern democratic state and the new political science -- Beyond the separation of powers : the new constitutionalism and the growth of the American national state -- Congress as parliament? -- The presidency, the parties, and the judiciary -- Who governs? : Wilson's leadership doctrine and the question of democracy -- Wilson's science of administration -- Conclusion : 1912 and beyond.
Contents: Introduction : Wilson, the founding, and historical thinking -- Historicism and Wilson's critique of the social compact -- The modern democratic state and the new political science -- Beyond the separation of powers : the new constitutionalism and the growth of the American national state -- Congress as parliament? -- The presidency, the parties, and the judiciary -- Who governs? : Wilson's leadership doctrine and the question of democracy -- Wilson's science of administration -- Conclusion : 1912 and beyond.
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x, 279 pages ; 24 cm
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Book
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Ronald J. Pestritto, Woodrow Wilson and the roots of modern liberalism (Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2005).