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Power without Victory: Woodrow Wilson and the American Internationalist Experiment
Trygve V. R. Throntveit
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Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
For decades, Woodrow Wilson has been remembered as either a paternalistic liberal or reactionary conservative at home and as a na ve idealist or cynical imperialist abroad. Historians' harsh judgments of Wilson are understandable. He won two elections by promising a deliberative democratic process that would ensure justice and political empowerment for all. Yet under Wilson, Jim Crow persisted, interventions in Latin America increased, and a humiliating peace settlement was forced upon Germany. A generation after Wilson, stark inequalities and injustices still plagued the nation, myopic nationalism hindered its responsible engagement in world affairs, and a second vastly destructive global ... Read more
For decades, Woodrow Wilson has been remembered as either a paternalistic liberal or reactionary conservative at home and as a na ve idealist or cynical imperialist abroad. Historians' harsh judgments of Wilson are understandable. He won two elections by promising a deliberative democratic process that would ensure justice and political empowerment for all. Yet under Wilson, Jim Crow persisted, interventions in Latin America increased, and a humiliating peace settlement was forced upon Germany. A generation after Wilson, stark inequalities and injustices still plagued the nation, myopic nationalism hindered its responsible engagement in world affairs, and a second vastly destructive global ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226459905
SKU
V9780226459905
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About Trygve V. R. Throntveit
Trygve Throntveit is Dean's Fellow for Civic Studies at the University of Minnesota College of Education and Human Development. He is the author of William James and the Quest for an Ethical Republic.
Reviews for Power without Victory: Woodrow Wilson and the American Internationalist Experiment
In this masterful work, Throntveit traces with compelling precision the sources and evolution of Woodrow Wilson's international thought and policies. Uncovering their roots in pragmatist philosophy, particularly the ideas of William James, and in Progressive Era politics, he shows how Wilson's approach was tested during his years in power, most significantly in the Great War and the peace conference that ... Read more