The Age of Charisma: Leaders, Followers, and Emotions in American Society, 1870-1940

ISBN-13: 9781107535152 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 355 str.

Jeremy C. Young

Opis

The Age of Charisma examines a uniquely emotional type of social movement based on 'personal magnetism' which dominated American society from the Gilded Age to the eve of World War II. This book is unique in its ability to address political, social, cultural, and intellectual history under the single banner of charisma.

Recenzje

'There is much that is valuable in this book … Young's book gives us insight into the historical forms by which a culture theoretically committed to democratic individualism struggled with emotional bonds and problems of authority and social leadership.' Daniel Wickberg, Journal of Social History

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. Magnetic America: personal magnetism in American culture, 1870–1900; 2. Command performances: leaders and their technologies, 1890–1910; 3. Transformations: the follower experience, 1890–1920; 4. Competing visions: imagining charisma and social change, 1890–1910; 5. Changing society: the rise and fall of progressive charisma, 1910–20; 6. End of an age: from magnetism to mass communication, 1920–40; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.