Charismatic leadership and social movements : the revolutionary power of ordinary men and women

Charismatic leadership and social movements : the revolutionary power of ordinary men and women / edited by Jan Willem Stutje.

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...

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Other Authors: Stutje, Jan Willem
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Berghahn Books, 2012.
Series:International studies in social history ; v. 19.
Subjects:
Political leadership > Psychological aspects.
Charisma (Personality trait) > Political aspects.
Political psychology.
Personality and politics.
Social movements > Psychological aspects.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Leadership.
HISTORY > Modern > 20th Century.
Personality and politics
Political leadership > Psychological aspects
Political psychology
Social movements > Psychological aspects
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Table of Contents:
  • Charismatic Leadership and Social Movements; International Studies in Social History; Contents; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Historiographical and Theoretical Aspects of Weber's Concept of Charismatic Leadership; I. The Charismatic Family; Chapter 1: A New Kind of Force; Chapter 2: An Unlikely Charismatic Leader; Chapter 3: Bearded, Attractive and Beloved; Chapter 4: Errico Malatesta and Charismatic Leadership; Chapter 5: Pasionaria; Chapter 6: Mao Zedong; II. Charismatic Observations; Chapter 7: Charismatic Leaders, Political Religion and Social Movements.
  • Chapter 8: 'Je ne sais quoi'Chapter 9: Incendiary Personalities; Bibliography; Notes on Contributors; Index.

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