
Loyalists and Revolutionaries
Political Leaders Compared
Praeger Publishers Inc
Published on 21. April 1988
Book
Hardback
214 pages
978-0-275-92915-2 (ISBN)
Description
What motivates political leaders to seek office? What social backgrounds do political leaders exhibit? Are all leaders fundamentally alike or do we find important differences between them? These and related questions concerning political leadership are examined in this unique new work. The authors concentrate on two principal types of political leaders: Loyalists, those who seek office through peaceful processes, whether appointive or elective; and Revolutionaries, those who seize power in violent ways. By systematically comparing the similarities and differences between these two groups, Rejai and Phillips find that Loyalists and Revolutionaires are basically the same type of person. However, their most significant differences lie in their relative access to positions of power and authority within their respective societies.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
490 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-275-92915-2 (9780275929152)
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Persons
MOSTAFA REJAI is Distinguished Professor in the Department of Poitical Science at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio.
KAY PHILLIPS is Professor of Sociology and Anthropology and Associate Provost at Miami University, Ohio.
KAY PHILLIPS is Professor of Sociology and Anthropology and Associate Provost at Miami University, Ohio.
Content
Part I: Theory Political Leadership: Toward an International Theory Part II: Foundations General Characteristics Careers and Crises Loyalists and Revolutionaries Part III: Propellants Politicization Situations Psychologies Skills Part IV: Conclusions Becoming Political Leaders