The role of charismatic leadership in ending the Cold War
Subtitle: the presidencies of Boris Yeltsin, Vaclav Havel, and Helmut Kohl
By: Carol R. Strong ; with a foreword by Leslie Holmes.
Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Lewiston
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780773447110
Subjects: Yeltsin, Boris Nikolayevich, -- 1931-2007; Havel, Václav; Kohl, Helmut, -- 1930-; Weber, Max, -- 1864-1920 -- Political and social views; Presidents -- History -- 20th century; Cold War; World politics -- 1945-1989; Political leadership -- Case studies; Charisma (Personality trait) -- Political aspects -- Case studies; Social change -- Case studies
Genres: Case studies
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Legitimate authority in contemporary politics; title: The various faces of charisma in politics; title: The interrelated aspects of charismatic authority; title: Boris Yeltsin : the heroic charismatic; title: Vaclav Havel : the reluctant charismatic; title: Helmut Kohl : the contested (constituted) charismatic; title: Conclusion: The charismatics compared.