Men on horseback : the power of charisma in the Age of Revolution / David A. Bell.

Author/creator Bell, David A. author.
Format Book
EditionFirst edition.
PublicationNew York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2020.
Copyright Date©2020
Description335 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of numbered plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Mr. Boswell Goes to Corsica -- American Idol -- Waiting for Caesar in France -- The Spartacus of the Caribbean -- Liberator and Dictator -- Epilogue: Charisma and Democracy -- Excursus: Writing Charisma into History.
Abstract "A group biography of Pasquale Paoli, George Washington, Toussaint Louverture, Napoleon Bonaparte, and Simon Bolivar with an emphasis on charismatic leadership."-- Provided by publisher.
Abstract A group biography of Pasquale Paoli, George Washington, Toussaint Louverture, Napoleon Bonaparte, and Simon Bolivar with an emphasis on charismatic leadership. Bell argues that the history of democracy is inextricable from the history of charisma. He shows how political leadership was reinvented for a revolutionary world eager to do without kings and queens. -- adapted from jacket
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Genre/formBiographies.
LCCN 2019056126
ISBN9780374207922 hardcover
ISBN0374207925 hardcover
Standard identifier# 40030055267

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks CT118 .B45 2020 ✔ Available Place Hold