Statesmanship and Progressive Reform: An Assessment of Herbert Croly’s Abraham Lincoln [electronic resource] /
Alvis, J.author.
Jividen, J.author.
A critical assessment of Herbert Croly's influential account of Abraham Lincoln in his 1909 book, The Promise of American Life, which argued that Progressivism was a continuation of the spirit of Lincoln's political thought. This book argues for the first time that Croly's praise of Lincoln is highly problematic.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
A critical assessment of Herbert Croly's influential account of Abraham Lincoln in his 1909 book, The Promise of American Life, which argued that Progressivism was a continuation of the spirit of Lincoln's political thought. This book argues for the first time that Croly's praise of Lincoln is highly problematic.
Introduction -- Reconciling "nationalism" and "democracy" -- The demise of the ante-bellum parties -- The need for statesmanship -- Croly's Lincoln and pragmatic statesmanship -- Assessing Croly's appeal to Lincoln -- Conclusion.
Croly, Herbert David, 1869-1930.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Europe—Politics and government.
World politics.
Political theory.
Political philosophy.
Political science.
European Politics.
Political History.
Political Theory.
Political Philosophy.
Political Science.