The American Model of Revolutionary Leadership - Hardcover
This book is designed to be a contribution to the lessons the world can learn from the leadership in the American Revolutionary experience. The emphasis is on the transition from revolutionary to stable democratic leadership. The first part contains chapters by Garry Wills, Forest McDonald, and Barry Schwartz on "Power Gained by Surrender," "Washington, Cato, and Honor," and "George Washington and a Whig Conception of Leadership," respectively. The second section focuses on contrasting models and includes the selections: "Samuel Adams and Saint-Just: Contrasting Examples of Professional Revolutionaries" by Moshe Hazani; "Revolutionary Leadership and the Problem of Power" by Gary Schmitt; and "Albert Gallatin: Political Method in Leadership" by Rozann Rothman. The final section looks toward leadership in subsequent generations in sections: "Lincoln's Political Humanitarianism: Moral Reform and the Covenant Tradition in American Political Culture" by David Greenstone and "Where have all the Leaders Gone? Ruling Elites and Revolution since World War II" by Steven Spiegel. Co-published with the Center for the Study of Federalism.
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About the Author:
Daniel J. Elazar (1934-1999) was president of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, and professor of political science and director of the Center for the Study of Federalism at Temple University. His many books include the four-volume "The Covenant Tradition in Politics" (Transaction).
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- PublisherUniv Pr of Amer
- Publication date1992
- ISBN 10 0819183504
- ISBN 13 9780819183507
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages264
- EditorKatz Ellis