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Zusatztext Richard Carwardine and Jay Sexton have done a splendid job of assembling a broad and enriching collection of essays that explore Lincolns influence. Even for those with no background in the cottage industry of Lincoln studies, these sharp and insightful pieces are accessible. Informationen zum Autor Richard Carwardine is President of Corpus Christi College, Oxford University, and author of Lincoln: A Life of Power and Purpose. Jay Sexton is University Lecturer in American History at Oxford University, and author of The Monroe Doctrine: Empire and Nation in Nineteenth-Century America. Klappentext The Global Lincoln tells the unknown and remarkable story of this great president's worldwide legacy. Edited by acclaimed Lincoln biographer Richard Carwardine and Jay Sexton, this fascinating volume brings together leading historians from around the globe to explore the image and influence of Lincoln in places ranging from Germany to Japan, India, Ireland, Africa, and Argentina. Zusammenfassung The Global Lincoln tells the unknown and remarkable story of this great president's worldwide legacy. Edited by acclaimed Lincoln biographer Richard Carwardine and Jay Sexton, this fascinating volume brings together leading historians from around the globe to explore the image and influence of Lincoln in places ranging from Germany to Japan, India, Ireland, Africa, and Argentina. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: The Global Lincoln Lincoln's Horizons: The Nationalist as Universalist- Richard Carwardine An American Hero in Prints Abroad: The European Image of Lincoln- Harold Holzer Abraham Lincoln in Germany and Italy, 1859-1865- Eugenio F. Biagini Liberte, Egalite, and Lincoln: French Readings of an American President- Michael Vorenberg Lincoln, the Civil War, and the British: History and Historiography- Lawrence Goldman "The stuff our dreams are made of": Abraham Lincoln in the English Imagination- Adam I.P. Smith Abraham Lincoln and Wales- Kenneth O. Morgan Abraham Lincoln in Irish Political Discourse- Kevin Kenny Abraham Lincoln's Image and Reception in Germany, 1871-1989- Jorg Nagler A Man for All Seasons: Lincoln in Spain- Carolyn P. Boyd Abraham Lincoln, the Russian Empire, and the American Civil War: People, Events, and Retrospectives- Norman E. Saul Images of Lincoln in Latin America- Nicola Miller Lincoln in Africa- Kevin Gaines Defining a Legacy: Lincoln in the National Imaginary of India- Vinay Lal Abraham Lincoln in East Asia: A Preliminary Historical Review- De-min Tao Hating and Loving the "Real" Abe Lincolns: Lincoln and the American South- David W. Blight Projecting Lincoln, Projecting America- Jay Sexton Appendix: Foreign Language Biographies of Lincoln- George Scratcherd ...
