For a Vast Future Also: Essays from The Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association; brings together the most informative and thoughtful articles by fourteen accomplished scholars in the Lincoln field. The essays provide compact; detailed treatments concerning different facets of three general themes: Lincoln and the problems of emancipation; Lincoln and presidential politics; and the Lincoln legacy. Readers of the collection will understand why the Civil War profoundly changed the nation. These essays give insight into how Lincoln and his administration dealt with the profound issues of war and slavery and the continuing legacy of Lincoln and the war. No book or essay collection brings together the writings of such luminaries in the field as John Hope Franklin; James M. McPherson; Don E. Fehrenbacher; T. Harry Williams; Phillip S. Paludan; Harold Hyman; John Niven; William A. Gienapp; Norman B. Ferris; John T. Hubbell; Arthur Zilversmit; Eugene H. Berwanger; Christopher N. Breiseth; and Michael Vorenberg. Researchers now have these valuable essays available in one volume. It offers the general public the distillation of scholarship supported by the Abraham Lincoln Association over the past twenty-five years. And college and university introductory courses will find this book a valuable summary of; and introduction to; the major issues of the Civil War period.
#37535 in Books imusti 2012-03-28Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.60 x .70 x 6.10l; .75 #File Name: 0822352362256 pagesDuke University Press Books
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful. A must readBy London GalIf you are interested in thinking critically about any aspect of equality; diversity and inclusion this is a must. Ahmed does a very good job in teasing out the pragmatic and discursive processes through which; that despite decades of equality legislation and institutional statements and initiatives aimed at expanding race equality and ethnic diversity; UK universities remain so far behind the starting gate of really getting to grips with the perpetuation of institutional racism at all levels.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Three StarsBy Staci SterenbergA good read if you're in the business of implementing diversity in institutions.1 of 2 people found the following review helpful. It is an excellent book for someone who wants to awaken to the ...By PoppoIt is an excellent book for someone who wants to awaken to the many issues of diversity. Particularly at the university level.
