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The statesman as thinker : portraits of greatness, courage, and moderation

Title
The statesman as thinker : portraits of greatness, courage, and moderation / Daniel J. Mahoney.
Author
Mahoney, Daniel J., 1960-
Publication
  • New York : Encounter Books, 2022.
  • ©2022

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Description
1 online resource.
Subject
  • Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797 > Political and social views
  • Tocqueville, Alexis de, 1805-1859 > Political and social views
  • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 > Political and social views
  • Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 > Political and social views
  • Gaulle, Charles de, 1890-1970 > Political and social views
  • Havel, Václav > Political and social views
  • Political leadership > Case studies
  • Political ethics > Case studies
  • Cardinal virtues
  • Magnanimity
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
Source of Description (note)
  • Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 06, 2023).
Contents
Statesmanship as Human Excellence -- The Great and the Good: Classical Political Philosophy and Honorable Ambition -- Edmund Burke: Noble Prudence in the Age of Ideology -- Tocqueville: Democracy Without Demagogy, Liberty with a Modicum of Greatness -- Abraham Lincoln: Touched by Prudence and Grace to Complete the Promise of America -- Clear-Eyed Statesmanship: Winston Churchill, Political Judgment, and the "Courage to See" -- "The Born Protector": De Gaulle as Statesman and Thinker -- Václav Havel: Writer, Dissident, and Philosopher-King.
ISBN
  • 9781641772426
  • 1641772425
LCCN
2021042456
OCLC
2021042456
Author
Mahoney, Daniel J., 1960- author.
Title
The statesman as thinker : portraits of greatness, courage, and moderation / Daniel J. Mahoney.
Publisher
New York : Encounter Books, 2022.
Copyright Date
©2022
Edition
First American edition.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
computer
Type of Carrier
online resource
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
Note
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 06, 2023).
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Print version: Mahoney, Daniel J., 1960- Statesman as thinker First American Edition. New York : Encounter Books, 2022 9781641772419 (DLC) 2021042455
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