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O'Brien, Conor Cruise

 
9780306816192: First in Peace: How George Washington Set the Course for America
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ISBN 10 : 0306816199 ISBN 13 : 9780306816192
Editeur : Da Capo Press, 2009

Synopsis

Just before he died after a long and distinguished international career as a politician, commentator, and author, Conor Cruise O'Brien completed a study of George Washington's presidency. Cruise O'Brien has been described as “a man who so persistently asks the right questions” (The Economist), and in this, his last book, he explores the question of how early America's future was determined.

First in Peace considers the dissension between Washington and Jefferson during the first U.S. presidency, and reveals Washington's clear-sighted political wisdom while exposing Jefferson's dangerous ideology. Cruise O'Brien makes the case that Washington, not Jefferson, was the true democrat, and commends his clarity of vision in restoring good relations with Britain, his preference for order and pragmatism, and his aversion to French political extremism.

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À propos de l'auteur

Conor Cruise O'Brien (1917–2008) was a pre-eminent author and one of Ireland's leading intellectuals. His magisterial work about Jefferson's presidency, The Long Affair, was published to international acclaim in 1996.

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Éditeur
Da Capo Press
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0306816199
ISBN 13 
9780306816192
Reliure
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Nombre de pages
184
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