Alexander the Great and Hernan Cortes - Ambiguous Legacies of Leadership

This biographical pairing of Alexander the Great and Hernán Cortés reflects both upon the character and the leadership abilities of the two famous conquerors. The book joins historical narrative with source analysis and consideration of moral themes revealing underappreciated aspects of their leadership.

List of contents

Part I: Alexander
Chapter 1: Alexander and the Macedonians
Chapter 2: The Persian Empire
Chapter 3: The Campaigns of Alexander
Chapter 4: The Leadership of Alexander
Part II: Cortés
Chapter 5: Spain, Cortés, and the Conquistadors
Chapter 6: The Aztecs
Chapter 7: The Conquest of Mexico
Chapter 8: Cortés the Commander

About the author

By Justin D. Lyons

Summary

This biographical pairing of Alexander the Great and Hernán Cortés reflects both upon the character and the leadership abilities of the two famous conquerors. The book joins historical narrative with source analysis and consideration of moral themes revealing underappreciated aspects of their leadership.

Product details

• Authors: Justin Lyons, Justin D. Lyons, Lyons Justin D.
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2019
• EAN: 9781498505291
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-0529-1
• No. of pages: 284
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Mexico, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, Ancient Greece, HISTORY / Ancient / Greece, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Caribbean & Latin American, Political leaders & leadership, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, History of the Americas, Political leaders and leadership, History of the Americas: pre-Columbian period, HISTORY / Latin America / Pre-Columbian Era