A Companion to Woodrow Wilson presents a compilation of
essays contributed by various scholars in the field that cover all
aspects of the life and career of America's 28th
president.
* Represents the only current anthology of essays to introduce
readers to the scholarship on all aspects of Wilson's life and
career
* Offers a 'one stop' destination for anyone interested in
understanding how the scholarship on Wilson has evolved and where
it stands now
Autorentext
Ross A. Kennedy is Associate Professor of History at Illinois State University. He is the author of The Will to Believe: Woodrow Wilson, World War I, and America's Strategy for Peace and Security (2009).
Klappentext
Few American presidents had such a dramatic and consequential tenure in office as Woodrow Wilson. He was controversial: Wilson presided over the climax of the progressive reform movement, America's involvement in the First World War, and a tumultuous Senate battle over the League of Nations. He was a man of paradox: Wilson introduced racial segregation into federal offices while helping to secure the vote for women; worried about the fate of democracy in wartime while attacking America's constitutional freedoms; and promoted self-determination for oppressed peoples while militarily intervening in other nations.
Featuring contributions from a variety of emerging and established Wilson scholars, A Companion to Woodrow Wilson is a collection of original essays exploring the life and career of this fascinating individual. Individual chapters offer interpretations of the evolution of the historiography of Wilson's career, summaries of the current state of scholarship, and suggestions for future avenues of research. A Companion to Woodrow Wilson sheds new scholarly light on a profoundly important and complex leader who is considered one of the shapers of our modern presidency.
Zusammenfassung
A Companion to Woodrow Wilson presents a compilation of essays contributed by various scholars in the field that cover all aspects of the life and career of America's 28th president.
- Represents the only current anthology of essays to introduce readers to the scholarship on all aspects of Wilson's life and career
- Offers a 'one stop' destination for anyone interested in understanding how the scholarship on Wilson has evolved and where it stands now
Inhalt
List of Illustrations ix
Notes on Contributors x
Introduction 1
Ross A. Kennedy
Part I To the Presidency 7
1. Wilson the Man 9
Mark Benbow
2. Wilson's Religious, Historical, and Political Thought 38
Malcolm D. Magee
3. Path to Power: Wilson as President of Princeton and Governor of New Jersey 55
Edmund D. Potter
4. Presidential Politics and the Election of 1912 71
William B. Murphy
Part II National Progressivism and Wilson 89
5. Wilson as Chief Executive: Relations with Congress, the Cabinet, and Staff 91
Robert C. Hilderbrand
6. The New Freedom and its Evolution 106
W. Elliot Brownlee
7. Wilson and Race Relations 133
Jennifer D. Keene
8. Wilson's Views on Immigration and Ethnicity 152
Kristofer Allerfeldt
9. The Election of 1916 173
Nicole M. Phelps
Part III Foreign Relations: Western Hemisphere and Asia, 19131921 191
10. Wilson and Mexico 193
Benjamin T. Harrison
11. US Policies Toward Latin America 206
Michael E. Neagle
12. US Policies Toward China, Japan, and the Philippines 225
Anne L. Foster
Part IV World War I: Neutrality to War 241
13. Neutrality Policy and the Decision for War 243
Justus D. Doenecke
14. Preparedness 270
Ross A. Kennedy
Part V Wartime Progressivism, 19171921 287
15. Economic Mobilization 289
Mark R. Wilson
16. Propaganda: Wilson and the Committee on Public Information 308
Richard L. Hughes
17. Civil Liberties 323
Kathleen Kennedy
18. Wilson and Woman Suffrage 343
Barbara J. Steinson
Part VI Fighting World War I 365
19. War Aims, 1917 to November 11, 1918 367
John A. Thompson
20. Policies Toward Russia and Intervention in the Russian Revolution 386
David S. Foglesong
21. Wilson's Policies toward Eastern and Southeastern Europe, 19171919 406
M. B. B. Biskupski
22. Wilson and His Commanders 426
Jack McCallum
Part VII Peacemaking: Paris and After 443
23. Negotiating Peace Terms for Germany 445
Klaus Schwabe
24. Wilson's Project for a New World Order of Permanent Peace and Security 470
William R. Keylor
25. Wilson, Europe's Colonial Empires, and the Issue of Imperialism 492
Priscilla Roberts
26. The League Fight 518
John Milton Cooper, Jr
Part VIII Into the Twenties 529
27. Red Scare 531
Adam J. Hodges
28. The Election of 1920 551
Allan J. Lichtman
Part IX Wilson's Shadow 567
29. Legacy and Reputation 569
Lloyd E. Ambrosius
Selected Bibliography 588
Index 635