Charismatic leadership and social movements : the revolutionary power of ordinary men and women /
Much of the writing on charisma focuses on specific traits associated with exceptional leaders, a practice that has broadened the concept of charisma to such an extent that it loses its distinctiveness-and therefore its utility. More particularly, the concept's relevance to the study of social...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
New York :
Berghahn Books,
2012.
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Colección: | International studies in social history ;
v. 19. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Much of the writing on charisma focuses on specific traits associated with exceptional leaders, a practice that has broadened the concept of charisma to such an extent that it loses its distinctiveness-and therefore its utility. More particularly, the concept's relevance to the study of social movements has not moved beyond generalizations. The contributors to this volume renew the debate on charismatic leadership from a historical perspective and seek to illuminate the concept's relevance to the study of social movements. The case studies here include such leaders as Mahatma Gandhi; the archi. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (viii, 202 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780857453303 0857453300 1283655578 9781283655576 |