Political leadership, nations and charisma
By: edited by Vivian Ibrahim and Margit Wunsch
Series: Routledge research in political communication -- 7
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9780415671514; 9780203123799
Subjects: Charisma (Personality trait); Political aspects; Psychological aspects; Political leadership; Case studies
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Weber's concept of charismatic domination / John Breuilly; title: The charisma of nations / Anthony D. Smith; title: Charisma and founding fatherhood / David Martin; title: National leadership, national character and charisma / Hedva Ben-Israel; title: Charisma and the cult of the hero in risorgimento Italy / Lucy Riall; title: Abraham Lincoln: the apotheosis of a republican hero / Don H. Doyle; title: Mussolini and Hitler: charisma, regime and national catastrophe / MacGregor Knox; title: Nasser and the charisma of language / Vivian Ibrahim; title: In the name of the father, the teacher and the hero: the atatürk personality cult in Turkey / Erik-Jan Zürcher; title: Talking about Jörg Haider: enactment of volksnähe / Emo Gotsbachner; title: Madiba magic: Nelson Mandela's charisma / Elleke Boehmer.