| Woodrow Wilson Contributor(s): Thompson, John A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0582247373 ISBN-13: 9780582247376 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $71.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2002 Annotation: As President of the United States, 1913-21, Woodrow Wilson directed American foreign policy during the First World War, leading the United States into the conflict in 1917 and playing a major role at the Paris peace conference. He is one of the most significant figures of twentieth century history. This profile, which is based upon the recently-completed publication of the Wilson Papers, presents a fresh view of his career. It provides an integrated interpretation of his academic career as a political scientist and university president, his style as a domestic politician and his conduct of foreign policy - topics that have generally been treated separately and very differently. It shows that, from an early age, Wilson's chief interest was in the nature of political leadership in a democracy, and describes the great success he enjoyed when he had an opportunity to practice this role himself. Although his ultimate failure to persuade the Senate to accept the League of Nations has left a misleading impression that Wilson was an unrealistic visionary, it took great political skill to lead a largely united country into its first major attempt to shape the world beyond the Western Hemisphere. Thompsons book presents an alternative, more rounded and ultimately more positive portrait of this major President, showing that he was a very able and pragmatic politician. John S. Thompson is Fellow of St Catharines College, Cambridge. He is the author of Reformers and War: American Progressive Publicists and the First World War (1987).
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| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Presidents & Heads Of State - Political Science - Biography & Autobiography | Historical |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.66" H x 5.26" W x 8.28" (0.72 lbs) 284 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Based upon the recently completed publication of the Wilson Papers, "Woodrow Wilson" presents a portrait that re-examines his political career and argues that he has been misunderstood. J.A. Thompson offers an integrated interpretation of Wilson's academic career as a political scientist and university president, his style as a domestic politician and his conduct of foreign policy - topics that have generally been treated separately and very differently. The author shows that, from an early age, Wilson's chief interest was in the nature of political leadership in a democracy, and describes the great success he enjoyed when he had an opportunity to practice this role himself. Although his ultimate failure to persuade the Senate to accept the League of Nations has left a misleading impression that Wilson was an unrealistic visionary, it took great political skill to lead a largely united country into itsfirst major attempt to shape the world beyond the Western Hemisphere. This is an alternative, more rounded and ultimately more positive portrait of this major President, showing that he was a very able and pragmatic politician. The latest work in the best-selling "Profiles in Power" series. Professor Thompson teaches history at St Catherine's College, University of Cambridge. |