Old Whigs: Burke, Lincoln, and the Politics of Prudence - Hardcover
by Greg Weiner
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Encounter BooksISBN-13:9781641770507ISBN-10:1641770503UPC:9781641770507Book Category:Philosophy, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:History & Surveys, Political, History & TheoryBook Topic:ModernSize:9.30 x 6.20 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.9502Product ID:SCFVNACA96
Old Whigs: Burke, Lincoln, and the Politics of Prudence
The virtue of prudence suffuses the writings of Edmund Burke and Abraham Lincoln, yet the demands of statecraft compelled both to take daring positions against long odds: Burke against the seemingly inexorable march of the French Revolution, Lincoln against disunion at a moment when the Northern situation appeared untenable. Placing their statesmanship and writings in relief helps to illuminate...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Encounter BooksISBN-13:9781641770507ISBN-10:1641770503UPC:9781641770507Book Category:Philosophy, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:History & Surveys, Political, History & TheoryBook Topic:ModernSize:9.30 x 6.20 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.9502Product ID:SCFVNACA96
Greg Weiner is an expert in the political thought of the American Founding. He holds a Ph.D. in government from Georgetown University and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Brown University before coming to Assumption College, where he is Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. He is the author of American Burke: The Uncommon Liberalism of Daniel Patrick Moynihan and Madison's...
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