Lincoln the ambiguous icon / Steven Johnston.

Author/creator Johnston, Steven
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018]
Descriptionxix, 215 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects

SeriesModernity and political thought
Contents Lincoln's ambiguity -- Lincoln's decisionism and the politics of elimination -- Democratic ironies of Lincoln's cinematic exceptionalism -- A "humble offering": the (first) Lincoln memorial -- Lincoln's persistent racial ambivalence: colonization -- What to the Indian is the Gettysburg Address? -- American exceptionalism or American narcissism? The second inaugural -- Lincoln's tragic revenge.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2018010307
ISBN9781442261303 (cloth : alk. paper)