Private Lives/Public Consequences: Personality and Politics in Modern America

by William Henry Chafe

Book Overview

A political leader's decisions can determine the fate of a nation, but what determines how and why that leader makes certain choices? William H. Chafe, a distinguished historian of 20th Century America, examines eight of the most significant political leaders of the modern era in order to explore the relationship between their personal patterns of behaviour and their political decision-making process. The result is a fascinating look at how personal...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 067401877X
• ISBN13: 9780674018778
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 420 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.8" x 8.6"