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Charismatic leadership and social movements : the revolutionary power of ordinary men and women / edited by Jan Willem Stutje.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- International Studies in Social History
- International studies in social history ; v. 19
- International Studies in Social History ; 19
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political leadership--Psychological aspects.
- Political leadership.
- Charisma (Personality trait)--Political aspects.
- Charisma (Personality trait).
- Political psychology.
- Personality and politics.
- Social movements--Psychological aspects.
- Social movements.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (212 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Berghahn Books, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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 arc
- Contents:
- I. The charismatic family
- II. Charismatic observations.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781283655576
- 1283655578
- 9780857453303
- 0857453300
- OCLC:
- 812786805
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