Sovereign of a free people : Abraham Lincoln, majority rule, and slavery /
"Sovereign of a Free People examines Lincoln's defense of majority rule, his understanding of its capabilities and limitations, and his hope that slavery could be peacefully and gradually extinguished through the action of a committed national majority. James Read argues that Lincoln offer...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Lawrence, Kansas :
University Press of Kansas,
[2023]
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| Series: | American political thought.
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| Summary: | "Sovereign of a Free People examines Lincoln's defense of majority rule, his understanding of its capabilities and limitations, and his hope that slavery could be peacefully and gradually extinguished through the action of a committed national majority. James Read argues that Lincoln offered an innovative account of the interplay between majorities and minorities in the context of crosscutting issues and shifting public opinion-an account that is particularly timely today, with a new minority threatening violence in response to a valid election with which it was dissatisfied"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 400 pages : map ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780700634774 0700634770 |