Lincoln's defense of politics [electronic resource] : the public man and his opponents in the crisis over slavery / Thomas E. Schneider.
Schneider, Thomas E., 1963-
2006
E457.2 .S37 2006eb
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Title Lincoln's defense of politics [electronic resource] : the public man and his opponents in the crisis over slavery / Thomas E. Schneider.
Author Schneider, Thomas E., 1963-
ISBN 0826216064 (alk. paper)
Publication Details Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2006.
Language English
Description xi, 224 p.
Call Number E457.2 .S37 2006eb
Summary "Examines six of Lincoln's key opponents (states' rights constitutionalists Alexander H. Stephens, John C. Calhoun, and George Fitzhugh; and abolitionists Henry David Thoreau, William Lloyd Garrison, and Frederick Douglass) to illustrate the broad significance of the slavery question and to highlight the importance of political considerations in public decision making"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-214) and index.
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A divided Lincoln?
Stephen A. Douglas : the missing constitutional basis
Alexander H. Stephens : slavery, secession, and the higher law
John C. Calhoun : the politics of interest
George Fitzhugh : the turn to history
The attack on Locke
Henry David Thoreau : the question of political engagement
William Lloyd Garrison : from disunionist to Lincoln emancipationist
Frederick Douglass : antislavery constitutionalism and the problem of consent
Freedom, political and economic
Between legalism and the higher law
Lincoln's defense of politics.

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