Böcker av Mostafa Rejai

Since the early 1950s, the "decline of ideology" hypothesis has commanded a great deal of attention in the intellectual community at large

Since the early 1950s, the "decline of ideology" hypothesis has commanded a great deal of attention in the intellectual community at large

This study seeks to resolve differences amongst various types of political leaders and to link broad historical patterns with the idiosyncratic circumstances of individual lives and careers. It provides comparative medical and psychological profiles for all of the American presidents.

What motivates political leaders to seek office? What social backgrounds do political leaders exhibit? The authors concentrate on two principal types of political leaders: Loyalists, those who seek office through peaceful processes, whether appointive or elective;

Having established a persuasive conception of leadership, Rejai and Phillips apply it to major thinkers from Plato to Sigmund Freud and Erik Erikson.

Designed for classroom use, this book develops a framework for the comparative analysis of political ideologies and examines the most prominent political ideologies of modern time. This revised edition has been enlarged to include feminism and environmentalism.