The Myth of the Strong Leader: Political Leadership in Modern Politics

by Archie Brown

Book Overview

From one of the world's preeminent political historians, a magisterial study of political leadership around the world from the advent of parliamentary democracy to the age of Obama. All too frequently, leadership is reduced to a simple dichotomy: the strong versus the weak. Yet, there are myriad ways to exercise effective political leadership -- as well as different ways to fail. We blame our leaders for economic downfalls and praise them for vital...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0465027660
• ISBN13: 9780465027668
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 6.5" x 9.4"