Theodore Roosevelt - Preacher of Righteousness (Paperback)

An exploration of Roosevelt's political thought and the impact of his legacy on modern America "Hawley has pieced together an interesting interpretation of Theodore Roosevelt"-Choice Often dismissed by scholars as an opportunistic politician whose ideas lacked historical import, Theodore Roosevelt has been underestimated as a thinker. But to disdain Roosevelt's politics is to overlook his important and lasting contributions to the shape of modern America, says the author of this compelling study of the 26th president of the United States. Senator Joshua Hawley examines Roosevelt's political thought more deeply than ever before to arrive at a fully revised understanding of his legacy: Roosevelt galvanized a twenty-year period of national reform that permanently altered American politics and Americans' expectations for government, social progress, and presidents. The book explores the historical context of Theodore Roosevelt's politics, its intellectual sources, its practice, and its effect on his era and our own. Hawley finds that Roosevelt developed a coherent political science centered on the theme of righteousness, and this "warrior republicanism" was what made the progressive era possible. The debates of Roosevelt's era were driven largely by his ideas, and from those debates emerged the grammar of our contemporary politics. Casting new light on the fertility and breadth of Roosevelt's thought, Hawley reveals the full extent of his achievement in twentieth-century intellectual history.

General

Imprint:	Yale University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2015
Authors:	Joshua David Hawley
Foreword by:	David M Kennedy
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	336
ISBN-13:	978-0-300-21748-3
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Political leaders & leadership Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > History > American history > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > Biography > Historical, political & military
LSN:	0-300-21748-X
Barcode:	9780300217483

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