Woodrow Wilson

The Essential Political Writings

By (author) Ronald J. Pestritto

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Publication date:

06 June 2005

Length of book:

268 pages

Publisher

Lexington Books

ISBN-13: 9780739162651

Woodrow Wilson's contribution to American foreign policy is well known, but his role in the development of American political thought and institutions is less recognized. In this volume, Wilson scholar Ronald J. Pestritto presents and introduces the statesman and president's seminal essays on such topics as: state theory; the idea of political liberty and the purpose of government; reform of Congress, the presidency, and political parties; and leadership in politics and administration. This collection makes available in a single volume the most relevant political speeches and writings of this important American leader. It will serve students and scholars as both useful teaching tool and invaluable reference source on the twenty-eighth president of the United States.

Chapter 1 Preface
Chapter 2 Introduction to Wilson's Political Thought
Chapter 3 Progress and the Organic State
Chapter 4 The State (
Chapters 1, 2, 13, 16)
Chapter 5 Christ's Army
Chapter 6 Christian Progress
Chapter 7 Political Liberty and the Scope and Ends of Government
Chapter 8 Socialism and Democracy
Chapter 9 A Calendar of Great Americans
Chapter 10 Address on Thomas Jefferson
Chapter 11 The Authors and Signers of the Declaration of Independence
Chapter 12 The New Freedom (
Chapters 1, 2)
Chapter 13 Institutional Reform
Chapter 14 Cabinet Government in the United States
Chapter 15 Congressional Government (
Chapter 2 & conclusion)
Chapter 16 Constitutional Government in the United States (
Chapters 3, 8)
Chapter 17 Wanted - A Party
Chapter 18 Political and Administrative Leadership
Chapter 19 Leaders of Men
Chapter 20 The Study of Administration
Chapter 21 Foreign Policy
Chapter 22 War Message to Congress
Chapter 23 Fourteen Points
Chapter 24 Appendix A. Chronology of Wilson's Academic Work and Other Selected Events
Chapter 25 Appendix B. Selected Bibliography

Ronald Pestritto has done students of American political thought and institutions a great favor. He has collected the most important speeches and writings of Woodrow Wilson—those that best represent Wilson's penetrating and skillful critique of the Constitution. Graced with an excellent introduction to Wilson's political thought, this volume provides important insights into how a distinguished scholar rose to the presidency and played a critical part in refounding the American republic....