Great Leaders, Great Tyrants?: Contemporary Views of World Rulers who Made HistoryCan 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 of their record. Coverage is global, from Indira Gandhi to Fidel Castro, and spans history from the Egyptian king Akhenaton to Mikhail Gorbachev. Among the leaders profiled are Otto von Bismarck, Oliver Cromwell, Charles de Gaulle, Elizabeth I, Ho Chi Minh, Lenin, Louis XIV, Mao Zedong, Napoleon I, Kwame Nkrumah, Juan Peron, and Tito. All biographies are written by subject specialists. This work encourages critical thinking and debate about the exercise of power. Coverage is global, from Indira Gandhi to Fidel Castro, and spans history from the Egyptian king Akhenaton to Mikhail Gorbachev. Among the leaders profiled are Otto von Bismarck, Oliver Cromwell, Charles de Gaulle, Elizabeth I, Ho Chi Minh, Lenin, Louis XIV, Mao Zedong, Napoleon I, Kwame Nkrumah, Juan Peron, and Tito. Each biography begins with full name, dates of the leader's lifetime, offices held, and a general introduction placing the leader in historical context. A full biographical essay follows. The editor then presents two essays, in debate format, contrasting the creative and tyrannical roles of the subject from a contemporary viewpoint. Each biography concludes with suggestions for additional reading about the subject. An important resource tool, students will use Great Leaders, Great Tyrants? for debate and critical examination of periods of world history and the exercise of power. |
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Ivan Stepanovych Mazepa c 16321709 Hetman of the Ukraine | 184 |
Cosimo de Medici 13891464 Head of the Council of the Republic of Florence | 191 |
Clemens von Metternich 17731859 Chancellor of Austria | 197 |
Napoleon I 17691821 Emperor of the French | 203 |
Napoleon III 18081873 Emperor of the French | 209 |
Kwame Nkrumah 19091972 President of Ghana | 215 |
Julius Kambarage Nyerere 1922 President of Tanzania | 221 |
Juan Domingo Peron 18951974 President of Tanzania | 227 |
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Indira Nehru Gandhi 19171984 Prime Minister of India | 87 |
Mikhail Sergeevich Gorbachev 1931 General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | 95 |
Henry VIII 14911547 King of England | 102 |
Herod the Great c 754 BCE King of Judea | 109 |
Toyotomi Hideyoshi 15361598 Supreme Daimyo of Japan | 113 |
Ho Chi Minh 18901969 President of the Democratic Republic of Viet Nam | 119 |
Ivan IV the Terrible 15301584 Grand Prince and Tsar of Moscow | 126 |
Bohdan Zynovyi Khmelnytskyi c 15951657 Hetman of the Ukraine | 133 |
Nikita Sergeevich Khrushchev 18941971 First Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party | 140 |
Pierre Laval 18831945 French Premier | 146 |
V I Lenin 18701924 Russian Head of State | 152 |
Leopold II 18351909 King of the Belgians | 159 |
Louis XIV 16381715 King of France | 164 |
Mao Zedong 18931976 Dictator of the Peoples Republic of China | 170 |
Mary I 15161558 Queen of England | 178 |
Peter the Great 16721725 Emperor of Russia | 233 |
Pheidon c 600 BC King of Argos | 242 |
Philip II of Habsburg 15271598 King of Spain | 248 |
Abd alKarim Oassem 19141963 Ruler of Iraq | 255 |
Qin Shih Huang Di 259210 BC First Emperor of All China | 261 |
Stenka Razin c 16301671 Russian Cossack Rebel | 268 |
Richard II 13671400 King of England | 276 |
Richard III 14521485 King of England | 283 |
Maximilien Robespierre 17581794 Revolutionary Leader in France | 289 |
Joseph Stalin 18791953 General Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party | 295 |
Pyotr Arkadevich Stolypin 18621911 Prime Minister of Russia | 301 |
Tito 18921980 Leader of Yugoslavia | 307 |
Trajan 53117 Roman Emperor | 314 |
Vespasian 979 Roman Emperor | 320 |
Wilhelm II 18591941 German Emperor | 327 |
Thomas Wolsey c 14721530 Lord Chancellor of England | 334 |
Index | 341 |
About the Editor and Contributors | 351 |
Autres éditions - Tout afficher
Great Leaders, Great Tyrants?: Contemporary Views of World Rulers who Made ... Arnold Blumberg Affichage d'extraits - 1995 |
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