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Dilemma of Progressivism

Will Morrisey
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Product details

  • ISBN 9780742560741
  • Weight: 581g
  • Dimensions: 162 x 248mm
  • Publication Date: 16 Apr 2009
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
  • Publication City/Country: US
  • Product Form: Hardback
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In the first book-length study of Progressive-Era presidents' views on the theme of self-government, The Dilemma of Progressivism critically analyzes their understanding of executive leadership and the office of the presidency. Will Morrisey examines both the rhetoric and the actions of Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson to show the ways in which their thought shaped their presidencies. He shows how the Progressive presidents dealt with the genesis of a modern, centralized American state and the conflicting increase in popularity of the notion of self-government.

Drawing larger conclusions about the key American ideas of self-government, federalism, freedom, and social welfare, Morrisey strikes the right balance between political theory and history in this study on self-government and the political thought of three American presidents.
About Will Morrisey
Will Morrisey is the William and Patricia LaMothe Chair in the American Constitution and Associate Professor of Political Science at Hillsdale College. He is also author of Self-Government, The American Theme (Lexington Books, 2004).

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