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Auteur(s) : Edel, Charles N. (1979-....)  Voir les notices liées en tant qu'auteur

Titre(s) : Nation builder [Texte imprimé] : John Quincy Adams and the grand strategy of the republic / Charles N. Edel

Publication : Cambridge (Mass.) : Harvard University Press, 2014

Description matérielle : 392 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Comprend : The fires of honorable ambition: the education of John Quincy Adams ; Clans and tribes at eternal war: European diplomacy and American politics ; In search of monsters to destroy: the extent and limits of American power ; The spirit of improvement: economic and moral development ; A stain upon the character of the nation: the fight against slavery ; The influence of our example: the legacy of John Quincy Adams.

Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
America's rise from a confederation of revolutionary colonies to a world power is often seen as inevitable, but Charles N. Edel's provocative biography argues that Adams served as the central architect of a grand strategy that shaped America's rise. Adams's particular combination of ideas and policies made him a critical link between the founding generation and the Civil War-era nation of Lincoln. Examining Adams's service as senator, diplomat, secretary of state, president, and congressman, Edel's study reveals a brilliant but stubborn man who was both visionary prophet and hard-nosed politician. Adams's ambitions on behalf of America's interests, combined with a shrewd understanding of how to counter the threats arrayed against them, allowed him to craft a multitiered policy to insulate the nation from European quarrels, expand U.S. territory, harness natural resources, develop domestic infrastructure, education, and commerce, and transform the United States into a model of progress and liberty respected throughout the world.--From publisher description

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Sujet(s) : Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848) -- Pensée politique et sociale  Voir les notices liées en tant que sujet
Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848) -- Influence  Voir les notices liées en tant que sujet
Politique et gouvernement -- États-Unis -- 1815-1861  Voir les notices liées en tant que sujet

Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780674368088. - ISBN 0674368088 (rel.)

Identifiant de la notice  : ark:/12148/cb443213392

Notice n° :  FRBNF44321339 (notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)