Charisma: Micro-sociology of Power and Influence

by Randall Collins

Book Overview

What is charisma? And how does it generate influence and power? World-renowned sociologist Randall Collins explores these and many other questions in a highly readable exploration of the various forms of charisma and how charisma elevated Jesus, Cleopatra, Lawrence of Arabia, Queen Elizabeth, Hitler, Churchill, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, Madame Mao Zedong, and others. He explores four types of charisma: frontstage, backstage, success-magic, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367373580
• ISBN13: 9780367373580
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 124 Pages
• Weight: 0.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"