| Note |
"An Oxford University/Rothermere American Institute book." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The global Lincoln / Richard Carwardine and Jay Sexton -- Lincoln's horizons : the nationalist as universalist / Richard Carwardine -- An American hero in prints abroad : the European image of Lincoln / Harold Holzer -- "The principle of humanity" : Lincoln in Germany and Italy, 1859-1865 / Eugenio F. Biagini -- Liberté, égalité, and Lincoln : French readings of an American president / Michael Vorenberg -- "A total misconception" : Lincoln, the Civil War, and the British, 1860-1865 / Lawrence Goldman -- "The stuff our dreams are made of" : Lincoln in the English imagination / Adam I.P. Smith -- Kentucky's "cottage-bred man" : Abraham Lincoln and Wales / Kenneth O. Morgan -- "Freedom and unity" : Lincoln in Irish political discourse / Kevin Kenny -- Defining a legacy : Lincoln in the national imaginary of India / Vinay Lal -- A man for all seasons : Lincoln in Spain / Carolyn P. Boyd -- "That great and gentle soul" : images of Lincoln in Latin America / Nicola Miller -- "A standard of our thought and action" : Lincoln's reception in East Asia / De-Min Tao -- National unity and liberty : Lincoln's image and reception in Germany, 1871-1989 / Jörg Nagler -- From colonization to anti-colonialism : Lincoln in Africa / Kevin Gaines -- Hating and loving the "real" Abe Lincolns : Lincoln and the American South / David W. Blight -- Projecting Lincoln, projecting America / Jay Sexton. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Subjects (People) |
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Foreign public opinion.
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Influence.
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| Subjects (Places) |
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Foreign public opinion.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865 -- Foreign public opinion.
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| Additional author |
Carwardine, Richard.
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Sexton, Jay, 1978-
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| Bib utility control no. |
666242533 |
| OCLC no. (old) |
864540929 |
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