Great Leaders, Great Tyrants?: Contemporary Views of World Rulers Who Made History

by Arnold Blumberg

Book Overview

Can a political leader be effective without being tyrannical? Most biographies tend to treat the tyrannical aspect of a great leader's career as a contradiction to be minimized. This book examines both the creative and tyrannical aspects as the anticipated consequences of the exercise of power. Biographical profiles of 52 major world leaders throughout history feature pro/con essays reflecting contemporary views of the creative and tyrannical aspects...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313287511
• ISBN13: 9780313287510
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.6"
• Age Range: 14 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 9 and higher