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Classical antiquity and the politics of America : from George Washington to George W. Bush /

Although most prevalent and obvious during the early decades of the Republic, the influence of classical antiquity on American politics persists even into the 21st century. This study tracks the movement of classicism throughout U.S. history and illustrates how the ancient Greeks and Romans continue...

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Други автори: Meckler, Michael.
Формат: Електронна книга
Език: English
Публикувано: Waco, Tex. : Baylor University Press, ℗♭2006.
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Онлайн достъп: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=165237
Подобни документи: Print version:: Classical antiquity and the politics of America.
Съдържание:
  • Classical education in colonial America / William J. Ziobro
  • Classical antiquity and early conceptions of the United States Senate / Carl J. Richard
  • Classical oratory and fears of demagoguery in the Antebellum Era / Caroline Winterer
  • William Sanders Scarborough and the politics of classical education for African Americans / Michele Valerie Ronnick
  • The rise of populism, the decline of classical education, and the Seventeenth Amendment / Michael Meckler
  • William Linn Westermann at the Paris Peace Conference of 1919 / John Milton Cooper, Jr.
  • The world of Moses Finkelstein : the year 1939 in M.I. Finley's development as a historian / Daniel P. Tompkins
  • Thucydides and the Cold War / Lawrence A. Tritle
  • Senator Robert C. Byrd and the wisdom of the ancients / Robert F. Maddox
  • Platonism in high places : Leo Strauss, George W. Bush, and the response to 9/11 / Neil G. Robertson.