Political Leadership for the New Century
Subtitle: Personality and Behavior Among American Leaders
Contributors: Linda O. Valenty (Editor); Ofer Feldman (Editor)
Publisher: Praeger Publishers
Published: March 30, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780275970376
Subjects: American studies; Political leaders & leadership; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; USA; Government - National; History & Theory - General; Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement; Political Science / Government / National; Personality and occupation; Personality and politics; Political leadership; Psychological aspects; United States
First sentence: The American political system is said to be one of institutions rather than individuals, but it was not an institution that authorized the use of the atom bomb against Japan in 1945 or initiated an open-eded U.S. military commitment in Vietnam in 1965.