A New Birth of Freedom - Abraham Lincoln and the Coming of the Civil War (with New Foreword) (Paperback)

When it originally appeared, A New Birth of Freedom represented a milestone in Lincoln studies, the culmination of over a half a century of study and reflection by one of America's foremost scholars of American politics. Now reissued on the centenary of Jaffa's birth with a new foreword by the esteemed Lincoln scholar Allen Guelzo, this long-awaited sequel to Jaffa's earlier classic, Crisis of the House Divided, offers a piercing examination of the political thought of Abraham Lincoln and the themes of self-government, equality, and statesmanship on the eve of the Civil War. "Four decades ago, Harry Jaffa offered powerful insights on the Lincoln-Douglas debates in his Crisis of the House Divided. In this long-awaited sequel, he picks up the threads of that earlier study in this stimulating new interpretation of the showdown conflict between slavery and freedom in the election of 1860 and the secession crisis that followed. Every student of Lincoln needs to read and ponder this book."- James M. McPherson, Princeton University "A masterful synthesis and analysis of the contending political philosophies on the eve of the Civil War. A magisterial work that arrives after a lifetime of scholarship and reflection-and earns our gratitude as well as our respect."- Kirkus Reviews "The essence of Jaffa's case-meticulously laid out over nearly 500 pages-is that the Constitution is not, as Lincoln put it, a 'free love arrangement' held together by passing fancy. It is an indissoluble compact in which all men consent to be governed by majority, provided their inalienable rights are preserved."- Bret Stephens; The Wall Street Journal

General

Imprint:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2018
Authors:	Harry V Jaffa
Foreword by:	Allen C Guelzo
Editors:	Ryan Williams
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 42mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	620
ISBN-13:	978-1-5381-1432-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > 1800 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Civil war Books > History > American history > 1800 to 1900 Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Promotions > Women In Power > Books
LSN:	1-5381-1432-1
Barcode:	9781538114322

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