Author: Richard Ellis
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
ISBN: 9781412821728
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 260
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Dilemmas of Presidential Leadership challenges the widely accepted distinction between "traditional" and "modern" presidencies, a dichotomy by which political science has justified excluding from its domain of inquiry all presidents preceding Franklin Roosevelt. Rather than divide history into two mutually exclusive eras, Richard Ellis and Aaron Wildavsky divide the world into three sorts of people-egalitarians, individualists and hierarchs. All presidents, the authors contend, must manage the competition between these rival political cultures. It is this commonality which lays the basis for comparing presidents across time. To summarize and simplify, the book addresses two general categories of presidencies. The first is the president with a blend of egalitarian and individualist cultural propensities. Spawned by the American revolution, this anti-authoritarian cultural alliance dominated American politics until it was torn asunder by what Charles Beard has called the second American revolution, the Civil War. The Jeffersonian and Jacksonian presidents labored, with varying degrees of success, to square the exercise of authority with their own and their followers' ami-: authoritarian principles. They also were faced with intraparly conflicts that periodically flared up between egalitarian and individualist followers. The president with hierarchical cultural propensities faced different problems. While the precise contours of the dilemma varied, all straggled in one way or another to reconcile their own and their party's preferences with the anti-hierarchical ethos that inhered in the society and the polity. Hierarchical presidents like Washington and Adams were hamstrung by this dilemma, as were Whig leaders like Henry Clay and Daniel Webster who aspired to the presidency but never achieved it. .Abraham Lincoln's greatness resided in part in his ability to resolve the hierarch's dilemma. He operated in wartime when he could invoke the commander-in-chief clause, and he created a new cultural combination in which hierarchy was subordinated to individualism. This, suggest the authors, was a key to his greatness. The unique dimension of this volume is its use of cultural theory to explain presidential behavior. It also differs from other books in that, it deals with pre-modern presidents who are too often treated as only of antiquarian interest in mainstream political science literature on the presidency. The analysis lays the groundwork for a new basis for comparison of early presidents with modern presidents.
Author: Dilemmas
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Languages : en
Pages : 976
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Author: Mrs. Loudon
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 316
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"Dilemmas of Pride" is a novel by Margracia Loudon first published in 1833. Extract:_x000D_ "The storm of the night might have seemed a dream but for the still visible traces of its ravages. The river was greatly swollen, and several of the largest and finest of a range of magnificent old trees which had grown on the brow of a sloping bank, forming a beautiful feature in the landscape, now lay on the ground, literally uprooted by the violence of the tempest. Their fate, however, was soon forgotten in that of two young oaks, which had been planted beside each other on the lawn, on the joint birth-day of her two sons. The lightning had shattered both: Lady Arden viewed them for the moment with a shuddering sensation of superstitious dread, the influence of which it required all her good sense to resist."
Author: Elizabeth Rolls
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0369758498
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 287
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Be tantalized by Elizabeth Rolls’s scandalous Regency romance! She’s determined never to marry again… Is he the gentleman to change her mind? Left penniless by her late husband and disowned by her family, widow Lady Althea withdrew from polite society, and became infamous for indulging in not-so-secret liaisons with gentlemen of the ton. These days, Althea lives quietly with her beloved dog, Puck, and secretly pens salacious novels instead! Then handsome solicitor Hugo Guthrie arrives, with her orphaned nieces in tow, and turns her life upside down. For the girls need a home, and working with Hugo is making every emotion Althea thought she could live without come crashing back to life! From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past.
Author: William Patrick McKenzie
Publisher: New York : Equity ; Toronto : Hart
ISBN:
Category : Canadian poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 174
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Poems and songs (without music).
Author: Elizabeth Rolls
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0369758617
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 759
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Harlequin® Historical brings you a captivating trio of new Regency and Victorian romances in one collection! This boxset includes: THE SCANDALOUS WIDOW by Elizabeth Rolls (Regency) Left penniless by her late husband and disowned by her family, widow Lady Althea withdrew from polite society, and became infamous for indulging in not-so-secret liaisons with gentlemen of the ton. These days, Althea lives quietly with her beloved dog, Puck, and secretly pens salacious novels instead! Then handsome solicitor Hugo Guthrie arrives, with her orphaned nieces in tow, and turns her life upside down. For the girls need a home, and working with Hugo is making every emotion Althea thought she could live without come crashing back to life! THE VISCOUNT’S CHRISTMAS BRIDE by Bronwyn Scott (Victorian) Newly minted viscount Julien has his desire for a peaceful Christmas thwarted by some unwelcome houseguests… Years ago, Lady Aurelia refused Julien’s marriage offer. Now she’s on his doorstep, and this time her recently impoverished father is encouraging a betrothal! But proud Julien won’t risk his heart again… Being forced to reject Julien left Aurelia stricken, and now she guards her feelings closely. Tired of being a pawn, she proposes a pretend courtship to prevent further meddling from her father. But will the terms of their festive union change when they’re reminded of their passionate connection? ONE NIGHT WITH THE DUCHESS A Widows of West End story by Maggie Weston (Victorian) Widowed duchess and virgin Isabelle must prove her loveless marriage was consummated or face losing her title and stepson! Her plan? Seek out a notorious rake to bed her! Her first stop is the famously indecent Lord Ashworth, who reluctantly agrees, to save her from the more debauched rogues on her list… Despite their fiery encounter making her feel wanted for the first time, Isabelle resolves never to seek him out again. Yet when their worlds collide once more, she’s hiding a secret that would bind them forever…
Author: Elizabeth Rolls
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1488071934
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288
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Risking everything… For love! Having struggled so hard to become a successful business owner, Jamaica-born Psyché Winthrop-Abeni has no interest in relinquishing her freedom or property to a husband. But when gentleman Will Barclay comes to her aid, their intense connection tempts her into a thrillingly passionate temporary affair! It’s the perfect arrangement…until Will feels honor-bound to propose. His offer is one she’s never dared to dream of, but can she trust Will enough to take the risk? From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past.
Author: Lucy Ashford
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1459204190
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 49
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Napoleon and Archduchess Marie-Louise of Austria, 1810 It's springtime in Paris and Emperor Napoleon is about to marry Archduchess Marie-Louise of Austria. All around the city Napoleon's courtiers are preparing for the spectacularly lavish wedding. Everything must be just right... Ordered to remove all portraits of Josephine, the Emperor's first wife, seamstress Sophie has to track down a talented artist called Jacques. He promises to carry out the commission, but only in return for a kiss for every hour he works...
Author: Michael Pearson
Publisher: CUP Archive
ISBN: 9780521365093
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 348
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Technological developments on many fronts have created in our society some extremely difficult moral predicaments. Previous generations have not had to face the dilemmas posed by, for example, the availability of safe abortions, sperm banks and prostoglandins. They have not had to come to terms with an unchecked exploitation of natural resources heralding imminent ecological crisis, or, worst of all, with the recognition that only in this current generation have people the capacity to destroy themselves and their environment. This book seeks to show how, and why, Seventh-day Adventism has addressed these moral issues, and that the ethical questions arising from these issues are especially relevant to the Adventist Church and its development. Dr Pearson looks specifically at the moral decisions Adventists have made in the area of human sexuality, on such issues as contraception, abortion, the role and status of women, divorce and homosexuality, from the beginnings of the movement to 1985.
Author: Mary Nichols
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1459204212
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 53
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Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, 1840 Preparations for the young Queen Victoria's wedding have thrown all of London into a frenzy—but for Lady Emily Sumner, her own marital dilemmas eclipse all the excitement! Forbidden to marry her beloved Lieutenant Richard Lawrence by her strict, status-conscious mama, Emily's chance at wedded bliss seems out of reach... But as Maid of Honour to the Queen, Emily discovers she has a secret weapon—royal approval! And with Queen Victoria's blessing, surely Emily's happy ending can't be too far behind...?
