US Leadership in Political Time and Space [electronic resource] : Pathfinders, Patriots, and Existential Heroes /
Johansson, J.author.
Spanning the history of American leadership, the book examines all facets of American thought leaders and innovators along with the models of ethics and courage they've provided for the American consciousness. From Thomas Paine to Rosa Parks, the book provides a multi-faceted approach to American leadership studies.
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Part I Americans as Free Artists of Themselves; CHAPTER 1 US Leadership in Political Time and Space; Part II Revolutionary Exemplars: Words as Action and Actions as Words; CHAPTER 2 Thomas Paine: The Rise and Fall of an Existential Hero; CHAPTER 3 Henry Knox: Patriot Leader; CHAPTER 4 Meriwether Lewis: Pathfinding Enigma-To See What's Out There; Part III Our Better Angels: Reinvention and Moral Crises; CHAPTER 5 Grant, Sherman, and Lee: Defending Political Space-Patriotism's Price
CHAPTER 6 Jackie Robinson and Rosa Parks: Creating Political Space-Pathfinding ActionsCHAPTER 7 Morse, Ellsberg, Lee, and Margolies: Unexplored Roads-Defying Political Time and Space; Part IV American Promise: One Voice Can Change a Room; CHAPTER 8 US Leadership in Political Time and Space Revisited; Appendices; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Spanning the history of American leadership, the book examines all facets of American thought leaders and innovators along with the models of ethics and courage they've provided for the American consciousness. From Thomas Paine to Rosa Parks, the book provides a multi-faceted approach to American leadership studies.
World politics.
Public policy.
Europe—Politics and government.
Political science.
United States—History.
Political History.
Public Policy.
European Politics.
Political Science.
US History.