Classical antiquity and the politics of America from George Washington to George W. Bush / edited by Michael Meckler.
| Other author | Meckler, Michael. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Waco, Tex. : Baylor University Press, |
| Description | x, 231 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Classical education in colonial America / William J. Ziobro -- Classical antiquity and early conceptions of the United States Senate / Carl J. Richard -- Classical oratory and fears of demagoguery in the Antebellum Era / Caroline Winterer -- William Sanders Scarborough and the politics of classical education for African Americans / Michele Valerie Ronnick -- The rise of populism, the decline of classical education, and the Seventeenth Amendment / Michael Meckler -- William Linn Westermann at the Paris Peace Conference of 1919 / John Milton Cooper, Jr. -- The world of Moses Finkelstein : the year 1939 in M.I. Finley's development as a historian / Daniel P. Tompkins -- Thucydides and the Cold War / Lawrence A. Tritle -- Senator Robert C. Byrd and the wisdom of the ancients / Robert F. Maddox -- Platonism in high places : Leo Strauss, George W. Bush, and the response to 9/11 / Neil G. Robertson. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-218) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2006015944 |
| ISBN | 1932792325 |
| ISBN | 9781932792324 |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |