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Loyalists and Revolutionaries : Political Leaders Compared by Kay Phillips and Mostafa Rejai (1988, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-100275929159
ISBN-139780275929152
eBay Product ID (ePID)110731
Product Key Features
Number of Pages214 Pages
Publication NameLoyalists and Revolutionaries : Political Leaders Compared
LanguageEnglish
SubjectGeneral
Publication Year1988
TypeTextbook
AuthorKay Phillips, Mostafa Rejai
Subject AreaPolitical Science, Education
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight17 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN87-027888
Reviews"An interesting, concise analysis of the differences between political elites or leaders who are "loyalists" and those who are "revolutionaries." The authors, academic social scientists, attempt to differentiate among those who come to power through peaceful processes and those who seize power--or attempt to do so--through violence. For this, they chose 50 matched pairs of elites from a wide variety of political systems around the world and subjected their lives and their backgrounds to intense, social, economic, and psychological scrutiny. The results are surprising from the perspective of conventional political commentary, which tends to see loyalists as stable and respectable and revolutionaries as zealots and outcasts. The findings show few differences between the two groups. What is most notable is the similarity between them. It will be valued by other social scientists, especially by students of revolution." Choice
Dewey Edition19
Number of Volumes1 vol.
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal303.3/4
Table Of ContentPart 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
SynopsisWhat 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.
LC Classification NumberJF1525
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