The global Lincoln /

Perhaps more than any other American, Abraham Lincoln has become a global figure, one who spoke--and continues to speak--to people across the world. Karl Marx judged Lincoln ""the single-minded son of the working class""; Tolstoy reported his fame in the Caucasus; Tomas Masaryk,...

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Hauptverfasser:
Carwardine, Richard., Sexton, Jay
Körperschaft:
Rothermere American Institute
Weitere Verfasser:
Carwardine, Richard, Sexton, Jay
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Zusammenfassung:
Perhaps more than any other American, Abraham Lincoln has become a global figure, one who spoke--and continues to speak--to people across the world. Karl Marx judged Lincoln ""the single-minded son of the working class""; Tolstoy reported his fame in the Caucasus; Tomas Masaryk, the first president of Czechoslovakia, drew strength as ""the Lincoln of Central Europe""; racially-mixed, republican ""Lincoln brigades"" fought in the Spanish Civil War; and, more recently, statesmen ranging from Gordon Brown to Pervez Musharraf to Barack Obama have invoked Lincoln in support of their respective agen
Umfang:
1 online resource (344 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
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English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Schriftenreihe:
An Oxford University/Rothermere American Institute book
ISBN:
0-19-983150-5
0-19-025464-5
1-283-16019-6
9786613160195
0-19-970243-8
Schlagworte:
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Foreign public opinion.
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Influence.
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