US Leadership in Political Time and Space

Pathfinders, Patriots, and Existential Heroes

J. Johansson (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

254 Seiten

2014 | 1st ed. 2014
Palgrave Macmillan (Verlag)
978-1-349-48349-5 (ISBN)

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Spanning the history of American leadership, the book examines all facets of American thought leaders and innovators along with the models of ethics and courage they've provided for the American consciousness. From Thomas Paine to Rosa Parks, the book provides a multi-faceted approach to American leadership studies.

Jon Johansson is Senior Lecturer in the School of History, Philosophy, Political Science and International Relations at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.

1. Introduction 2. The United States and the Waning of Political Time 3. Thomas Paine – Existential Hero 4. Henry Knox – Patriot Leader 5. Meriwether Lewis – Pathfinding Enigma 6. Defending Political Space: Patriotism's Price 7. Creating Political Space: Words and Actions 8. Defying Political Space: The Existential Power of "No" 9. Challenging Political Space: Asymmetrical Triumph 10. Benjamin Franklin, JP Morgan, Robert OppenheimerJames Webb and Steve Jobs 11. Benjamin Franklin, JP Morgan, Robert Oppenheimer, James Webb, and Steve Jobs

Erscheinungsdatum	12.08.2016
Zusatzinfo	1 Illustrations, black and white; XIII, 254 p. 1 illus.
Verlagsort	Basingstoke
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 216 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
Schlagworte	Consciousness • ethics • Pain • State • Thought
ISBN-10	1-349-48349-4 / 1349483494
ISBN-13	978-1-349-48349-5 / 9781349483495
Zustand	Neuware