This volume analyzes various aspects of the political leadership during the collapse of the Soviet Union and formation of new Russia. Comparing the rule of Mikhail Gorbachev, Boris Yeltsin, and Vladimir Putin, the book reflects upon their goals, governing style and sources of influence.
This volume analyzes various aspects of the political leadership during the collapse of the Soviet Union and formation of new Russia. Comparing the ru...
In this book, based on 40 years of study & a wealth of new sources, Archie Brown provides a comprehensive history as well as an original & compelling analysis of Communism, an ideology that has shaped the world.
In this book, based on 40 years of study & a wealth of new sources, Archie Brown provides a comprehensive history as well as an original & compelling ...
In this magisterial and wide-ranging survey of political leadership over the past hundred years, Archie Brown challenges the widespread belief that strong leaders - those who dominate their colleagues and the policy-making process - are the most successful and admirable. Within authoritarian regimes, a more collective leadership is a lesser evil compared with personal dictatorship where cultivation of the myth of the strong leader is often a prelude to oppression and carnage. Within democracies, although 'strong leaders' are seldom as strong or independent as they purport to be, the idea that...
In this magisterial and wide-ranging survey of political leadership over the past hundred years, Archie Brown challenges the widespread belief that st...
V této široce rozkročené práci o způsobech politického vedení politický historik Archie Brown zpochybňuje naše zakořeněné přesvědčení, že jedině silní lídři – myšleno ti, kteří nad svými kolegy rádi dominují v každodenní politické praxi – jsou také lídry úspěšnými a hodnými našeho obdivu. Na mnoha příkladech a velkých postavách politiky 20. století ukazuje, že ačkoli kolegiálnější styl vedení považujeme za projev slabosti, jsou to právě kooperativně založení jedinci, jejichž působení mělo nakonec největší dopad na rozvoj...
V této široce rozkročené práci o způsobech politického vedení politický historik Archie Brown zpochybňuje naše zakořeněné přesvědčen...