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The American Civil War in the Shaping of British Democracy (Paperback)
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The American Civil War in the Shaping of British Democracy (Paperback)
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When the American Civil War broke out in 1861, a central question
for British intellectuals was whether or not the American conflict
was proof of the viability of democracy as a foundation for modern
governance. The lessons of the American Civil War for Britain would
remain a focal point in the debate on democracy throughout the war
up to the suffrage reform of 1867, and after. Brent E. Kinser
considers four figures connected by Woodrow Wilson's concept of the
"Literary Politician," a person who, while possessing a profound
knowledge of politics combined with an equally acute literary
ability to express that knowledge, escapes the practical drudgeries
of policy making. Kinser argues that the animosity of Thomas
Carlyle towards democracy, the rhetorical strategy of Anthony
Trollope's North America, the centrality of the American war in
Walter Bagehot's vision of British governance, and the political
philosophy of John Stuart Mill illustrate the American conflict's
vital presence in the debates leading up to the 1867 reform, a
legislative event that helped to secure democracy's place in the
British political system.
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