Author: Shirley Samuels
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521193168
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 241
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Emphasizing the significance of his political and historical engagement, this work casts Abraham Lincoln as a cultural figure.
Author: Karen Orren
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108340709
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 520
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This Companion provides a broad, historically informed introduction to the study of the US constitutional system. In place of the usual laundry lists of cases, doctrines, and theories, it presents a picture of the constitutional system in action, with separate sections devoted to constitutional principles, organizational structures, and the various legal and extra-legal 'actions' through which litigators and average citizens have attempted to bring about constitutional change. Finally, the volume covers a number of subjects that are rarely discussed in works aimed at a general audience, but which are critical to ensuring that constitutional rights are honored in the day-to-day lives of citizens. These include standing and causes of action, suits against officeholders, and the inner workings of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC). This Companion places present-day constitutional controversies in historical context, and offers insights from a range of disciplines, including history, political science, and law.
Author: Michael Green
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN: 9781405198974
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Author: Cambridge University Press
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ISBN: 9780521059701
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Languages : en
Pages :
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Author: Shirley Samuels
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107493447
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 241
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Abraham Lincoln's stature as an American cultural figure grows from his political legacy. In today's milieu, the speeches he delivered as the sixteenth president of the United States have become synonymous with American progress, values and exceptionalism. But what makes Lincoln's language so effective? Highlighting matters of style, affect, nationalism and history in nineteenth-century America, this collection examines the rhetorical power of Lincoln's prose – from the earliest legal decisions, stump speeches, anecdotes and letters, to the Gettysburg Address and the lingering power of the Second Inaugural Address. Through careful analysis of his correspondence with Civil War generals and his early poetry, the contributors, all literary and cultural critics, give readers a unique look into Lincoln's private life. Such a collection enables teachers, students, and readers of American history to assess the impact of this extraordinary writer – and rare politician – on the world's stage.
Author: Abraham Lincoln
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521897289
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 307
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A new scholarly edition of Lincoln's writings and speeches providing fresh insight into the man, the politician and political thinker.
Author: Philip M. Weinstein
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521421676
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 268
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This collection of essays by ten major scholars explores Faulkner's widespread cultural import.
Author: Jack Richon Pole
Publisher:
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Category : Nationalism
Languages : en
Pages : 48
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Author: Cindy Weinstein
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521533096
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 276
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This Companion provides fresh perspectives on the frequently read classic Uncle Tom's Cabin as well as on topics of perennial interest, such as Harriet Beecher Stowe's representation of race, her attitude to reform, and her relationship to the American novel. Cindy Weinstein comprehensively investigates Stowe's impact on the American literary tradition and the novel of social change.
Author: Abraham Lincoln
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Category : Illinois
Languages : en
Pages : 424
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