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Men on horseback : the power of charisma in the Age of Revolution / David A. Bell.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bell, David A. (David Avrom), author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Biography--18th century.
- Biography.
- Charisma (Personality trait).
- Political leadership.
- Statesmen--Biography.
- Statesmen.
- Generals--Biography.
- Generals.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 335 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of numbered plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2020.
- Summary:
- "A group biography of Pasquale Paoli, George Washington, Toussaint Louverture, Napoleon Bonaparte, and Simon Bolivar with an emphasis on charismatic leadership."-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Mr. Boswell Goes to Corsica
- American Idol
- Waiting for Caesar in France
- The Spartacus of the Caribbean
- Liberator and Dictator
- Epilogue: Charisma and Democracy
- Excursus: Writing Charisma into History.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780374207922
- 0374207925
- OCLC:
- 1119750649
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