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Book SynopsisA Companion to Woodrow Wilson presents a compilation of essays contributed by various scholars in the field that cover all aspects of the life and career of America s 28th president.
Trade Review"With this book Wiley-Blackwell add a notable figure to their growing library of presidential studies." (Reference Reviews, 1 June 2014)
"A Companion to Woodrow Wilson shows how much can be learned from a conscientious bibliographic review. It is an impressive book that—through its best chapters—could teach valuable lessons to historians of many topics in addition to those studying Wilson." (Journal of American History, 1 March 2014)
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations ix
Notes on Contributors x
Introduction 1
Ross A. Kennedy
Part I To the Presidency 7
1. Wilson the Man 9
Mark Benbow
2. Wilson’s Religious, Historical, and Political Thought 38
Malcolm D. Magee
3. Path to Power: Wilson as President of Princeton and Governor of New Jersey 55
Edmund D. Potter
4. Presidential Politics and the Election of 1912 71
William B. Murphy
Part II National Progressivism and Wilson 89
5. Wilson as Chief Executive: Relations with Congress, the Cabinet, and Staff 91
Robert C. Hilderbrand
6. The New Freedom and its Evolution 106
W. Elliot Brownlee
7. Wilson and Race Relations 133
Jennifer D. Keene
8. Wilson’s Views on Immigration and Ethnicity 152
Kristofer Allerfeldt
9. The Election of 1916 173
Nicole M. Phelps
Part III Foreign Relations: Western Hemisphere and Asia, 1913–1921 191
10. Wilson and Mexico 193
Benjamin T. Harrison
11. US Policies Toward Latin America 206
Michael E. Neagle
12. US Policies Toward China, Japan, and the Philippines 225
Anne L. Foster
Part IV World War I: Neutrality to War 241
13. Neutrality Policy and the Decision for War 243
Justus D. Doenecke
14. Preparedness 270
Ross A. Kennedy
Part V Wartime Progressivism, 1917–1921 287
15. Economic Mobilization 289
Mark R. Wilson
16. Propaganda: Wilson and the Committee on Public Information 308
Richard L. Hughes
17. Civil Liberties 323
Kathleen Kennedy
18. Wilson and Woman Suffrage 343
Barbara J. Steinson
Part VI Fighting World War I 365
19. War Aims, 1917 to November 11, 1918 367
John A. Thompson
20. Policies Toward Russia and Intervention in the Russian Revolution 386
David S. Foglesong
21. Wilson’s Policies toward Eastern and Southeastern Europe, 1917–1919 406
M. B. B. Biskupski
22. Wilson and His Commanders 426
Jack McCallum
Part VII Peacemaking: Paris and After 443
23. Negotiating Peace Terms for Germany 445
Klaus Schwabe
24. Wilson’s Project for a New World Order of Permanent Peace and Security 470
William R. Keylor
25. Wilson, Europe’s Colonial Empires, and the Issue of Imperialism 492
Priscilla Roberts
26. The League Fight 518
John Milton Cooper, Jr
Part VIII Into the Twenties 529
27. Red Scare 531
Adam J. Hodges
28. The Election of 1920 551
Allan J. Lichtman
Part IX Wilson’s Shadow 567
29. Legacy and Reputation 569
Lloyd E. Ambrosius
Selected Bibliography 588
Index 635
