Guy Burton, Ted Goertzel

Presidential Leadership in the Americas since Independence

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Using comparative history, Presidential Leadership in the Americas since Independence analyzes the presidents and their ability to bring change to their polities, societies, and economies across four different periods: during and after independence; during national consolidation in the nineteenth century; the expansion of the state in the twentieth century; and the turn towards neoliberal globalization since the 1980s.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 292
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 630g
• ISBN-13: 9781498526562
• ISBN-10: 149852656X
• Artikelnr.: 45374752

Autorenporträt

Guy Burton is assistant professor at the Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government in Dubai. Ted Goertzel is professor emeritus of sociology and criminal justice at Rutgers University.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: Making Sense of
Presidential Leadership Chapter 2: Identifying the Outstanding Leaders of
the Americas Chapter 3: Historical Eras and Political Regimes in Eight
American Republics Chapter 4: Leadership in the Wars of Independence and
their Aftermath Chapter 5: Presidential Leadership and National
Consolidation Chapter 6: Presidential Leadership in the Era of State
Development Chapter 7: Presidential Leadership in the Era of Neoliberal
Globalization Chapter 8: Conclusion: The Transformational Presidents of the
Americas Appendix A Appendix B Bibliography About the Authors