Sovereign of a free people

• Verfasst von: Read, James H. [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Sovereign of a free people
• Titelzusatz: Abraham Lincoln, majority rule, and slavery
• Verf.angabe: James H. Read
• Verlagsort: Lawrence, Kansas
• Verlag: University Press of Kansas
• Jahr: 2023
• Umfang: 400 Seiten
• Illustrationen: Illustrationen
• Gesamttitel/Reihe: American political thought
• Fussnoten: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 978-0-7006-3477-4
• Schlagwörter: (p)Lincoln, Abraham / (g)USA / (s)Ethnische Beziehungen / (s)Mehrheitsprinzip / (s)Sklaverei / (z)Geschichte
• Sprache: eng
• Bibliogr. Hinweis: Erscheint auch als : Online-Ausgabe: Read, James H., 1958-: Sovereign of a free people. - Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, 2023
• Bibliogr. Hinweis: Erscheint auch als : Online-Ausgabe: Read, James H., 1958 - : Sovereign of a free people. - [S.l.] : UNIVERSITY PRESS OF KANSA, 2024. - 1 Online-Ressource (400 Seiten)
• Sach-SW: POLITICAL SCIENCE / Commentary & Opinion
• Sach-SW: POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Executive Branch
• K10plus-PPN: 1831295660

Abstract

"Sovereign of a Free People examines Lincoln's defense of majority rule, his understanding of its capabilities and limitations, and his hope that slavery could be peacefully and gradually extinguished through the action of a committed national majority. James Read argues that Lincoln offered an innovative account of the interplay between majorities and minorities in the context of crosscutting issues and shifting public opinion-an account that is particularly timely today, with a new minority threatening violence in response to a valid election with which it was dissatisfied"--