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The Myth of the Strong Leader

Hardcover • 2014 • English

The Myth of the Strong Leader

By Archie Brown

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About the book

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 social reforms, but rarely do we question what makes some leaders successful while others falter. In this magisterial and wide-ranging survey of political leadership over the past hundred years, renowned Oxford politics professor Ar...Show more

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9780465027668

Publisher

Basic Books

Published year

2014

Language

English

Original title

The Myth of the Strong Leader

Format

Hardcover

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