The Political Thought of Woodrow Wilson, 1875-1910 / Niels Aage Thorsen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thorsen, Niels, author.

Series:

Princeton Legacy Library

Papers of Woodrow Wilson, Supplementary Volumes ; 893

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924--Political and social views.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 pages)

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Niels Thorsen argues that Woodrow Wilson was one of America's most important political scientists. Focusing on the period from Wilson's early years until he was elected Governor of New Jersey, this work shows why he deserves a prominent place in the history of American political thought, even apart from his later attainments in the political arena. His book Congressional Government, his seminal article on "The Study of Public Administration," and his textbook on The State were important contributions during the formative years of academic political science in America. In contrast to those who propose psychological explanations of Wilson's early interest in political problems, Thorsen contends that the crisis of the election of 1876 against the backdrop of the Civil War was decisive in turning Wilson's attention to political ideas.Implying the abandonment of a more traditional form of political thought based on the social contract and on constitutionalism, egalitarianism, and common sense, Wilson linked his conclusions about the nature of politics to the rise of the social and economic sciences. Distinctive in his academic work were ideas about social and economic diversification as the condition for the growth of national power, and about political leadership asserted at home and abroad as a way to overcome traditional American fears about centralized power.Originally published in 1988.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

PREFACE

I THE DISCOVERY OF THE NATION: WILSON'S FIRST POLITICAL WRITINGS

II WILSON'S INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF POLITICS AND POLITICAL ECONOMY

III PREPARING FOR LEADERSHIP: CONGRESSIONAL GOVERNMENT

IV WILSON'S STUDY OF POLITICAL ECONOMY

V FROM FAMILY TO NATIONAL SOCIETY: WILSON'S IDEA OF THE DEMOCRATIC STATE

VI LEGITIMIZING ADMINISTRATION IN AMERICA

VII THE POLITICS OF AMERICAN HISTORICAL IDENTITY

VIII WILSON'S IDEA OF AMERICAN PATRIOTISM

IX MODERNIZING THE LIBERAL TRADITION: CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT

X CONCLUSION: RECONSTRUCTING THE NATION

XI ESSAY ON HISTORIOGRAPHY AND METHOD

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Notes:

Includes index.

Bibliography: p. 247-263.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

9781400859313

140085931X

OCLC:

884012934