| Description |
1 online resource (263 p.) |
| Contents |
Prologue: Enter George Washington -- I. Daddy Issues: Presidents as Fathers -- 1. On Fathers, Past and Present -- 2. George Washington Becomes the Father of His Country -- II. Political Sovereignty and Metaphorical Fathers -- 3. Strict Father Washington? -- 4. Inventing George Washington -- 5. Representing the Republic -- III. One Whom Memory Oft Recalls -- 6. Symbolic Alliances -- 7. Expressions of Consent -- 8. The Father of the Fatherless -- IV. From the Civil War through the Bicentennial of 1932 -- 9. North and South -- 10. National Myths -- 11. Towards the Bicentennial of 1932 -- V. The Preservation of Our Folklore -- 12. George of Many Perceptions -- 13. Washington's Unique Greatness -- Epilogue: If George Washington Had Not Been the Father of His Country -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
"Over two hundred years after his death, George Washington is still often considered the metaphorical father of the United States. Washington was first known as the "Father of His Country" during his lifetime, when the American people bestowed the title upon him as a symbolic act of resistance and rebirth. Since then, presidents have stood as paternal figureheads for America, often serving as moral beacons. This book tracks political fatherhood throughout world history, from the idea of the pater patriae in Roman antiquity to Martin Luther's Bible translations and beyond. Often using George Washington as a paradigm, this book explores presidential iconography in the U.S., propaganda and the role of paternal rhetoric in shaping American sociopolitical history-including the results of the 2016 presidential election."-- Provided by publisher |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Portraits
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Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Public opinion
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| SUBJECT |
Washington, George, 1732-1799 fast |
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Collective memory -- United States -- History
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Leadership -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States
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Political culture -- United States -- History
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Presidents -- United States -- Public opinion
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Fatherhood -- Political aspects -- United States
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Social values -- United States -- History
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Symbolism -- Political aspects -- United States
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Public opinion -- United States -- History
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Collective memory
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Leadership -- Moral and ethical aspects
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Political culture
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Presidents -- Public opinion
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Public opinion
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Social values
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Symbolism -- Political aspects
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United States
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History
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Portraits
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1476639175 |
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9781476639178 |
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