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The Dilemma of Progressivism
How Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson Reshaped the American Regime of Self-Government
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2009
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In the first book-length study of Progressive-Era presidents'' views on the theme of self-government, The Dilemma of Progressivism critically analyzes their understanding of executive leadership and the office of the presidency. Will Morrisey examines both the rhetoric and the actions of Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson to show the ways in which their thought shaped their presidencies. He shows how the Progressive presidents dealt with the genesis of a modern, centralized American state and the conflicting increase in popularity of the notion of self-government.
Drawing larger conclusions about the key American ideas of self-government, federalism, freedom, and social welfare, Morrisey strikes the right balance between political theory and history in this study on self-government and the political thought of three American presidents.
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Copyright year
2009
ISBN-Print
978-0-7425-6074-1
ISBN-Online
978-0-7425-6618-7
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
254
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Contents No access
Preface: Self-Government in America No access
Introduction: What Progressivism Is and Is Not No access Pages 1 - 38
Ch01. Theodore Roosevelt No access Pages 39 - 106
Ch02. William Howard Taft No access Pages 107 - 170
Ch03. Woodrow Wilson No access Pages 171 - 226
Conclusion: Self-Government,the Progressivist Dilemma No access Pages 227 - 232
