| Political Leadership for the New Century: Personality and Behavior Among American Leaders Contributor(s): Valenty, Linda O. (Editor), Feldman, Ofer (Editor) |
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ISBN: 027597037X ISBN-13: 9780275970376 Publisher: Praeger OUR PRICE: $94.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2002 Annotation: Valenty, Feldman, and their contributors challenge the current state of political leadership studies by offering a variety of analytical methods from scholars around the world. While focused on American political leadership, the different approaches and vantage points offer fresh insights of the roles of cultural and political context, including the historical circumstance, environmental factors, and socialization agents that affect and shape American political leadership and performance. The highly unusual and valuable approach includes multidisciplinary perspectives with contributors from the fields of political science, political psychology, philosophy, sociology, and economics. Scholars, students, and researchers from a variety of disciplines will find the evaluations of the interaction between personality, leadership, decision making, and context invaluable. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Law Enforcement - Political Science | American Government - National - Political Science | History & Theory - General |
| Dewey: 352.236 |
| LCCN: 2001036411 |
| Lexile Measure: 1410 |
| Physical Information: 1.01" H x 6.14" W x 9.44" (1.23 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Valenty, Feldman, and their contributors challenge the current state of political leadership studies by offering a variety of analytical methods from scholars around the world. While focused on American political leadership, the different approaches and vantage points offer fresh insights of the roles of cultural and political context, including the historical circumstance, environmental factors, and socialization agents that affect and shape American political leadership and performance. The highly unusual and valuable approach includes multidisciplinary perspectives with contributors from the fields of political science, political psychology, philosophy, sociology, and economics. Scholars, students, and researchers from a variety of disciplines will find the evaluations of the interaction between personality, leadership, decision making, and context invaluable. |