| Description |
x, 279 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
American intellectual culture
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : Wilson, the founding, and historical thinking -- Historicism and Wilson's critique of the social compact -- The modern democratic state and the new political science -- Beyond the separation of powers : the new constitutionalism and the growth of the American national state -- Congress as parliament? -- The presidency, the parties, and the judiciary -- Who governs? : Wilson's leadership doctrine and the question of democracy -- Wilson's science of administration -- Conclusion : 1912 and beyond. |
| Subject |
Political science.
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Democracy.
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Liberalism.
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Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 -- Political and social views.
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| ISBN |
0742515176 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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0742515168 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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