The Myth of the Strong Leader Political Leadership in the Modern Age

WITH A NEW FOREWORD BY THE AUTHORCHOSEN BY BILL GATES AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR 2016Archie Brown challenges the widespread belief that 'strong leaders', dominant individual wielders of power, are the most successful and admirable. Within authoritarian regimes, a collective leadership is a lesser evil compared with a personal dictatorship. Within democracies, although 'strong leaders' are seldom as strong or independent as they purport to be, the idea that just one person is entitled to take the big decisions is harmful and should be resisted.Examining Franklin D. Roosevelt and Mikhail Gorbachev, Deng Xiaoping and Nelson Mandela, Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair amongst many others, this landmark study pinpoints different types and qualities of leadership. Overturning the popular notion of the strong leader, it makes us rethink preconceptions about what it means to lead.

Product details

• Authors: Archie Brown
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 30.04.2015
• EAN: 9780099554851
• ISBN: 978-0-09-955485-1
• No. of pages: 496
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 30 mm
• Series: VINTAGE BOOKS
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, Political leaders & leadership, Political leaders and leadership