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The President as Leader: Appealing to the Better Angels of Our Nature (Policy)
Erwin C. Hargrove
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Description for The President as Leader: Appealing to the Better Angels of Our Nature (Policy)
Hardcover. This text examines the politics of ideals. Erwin Hargrove argues that political leadership must contain a moral element if it is to be fully effective, and that a sucessful president must provide leadership in accord with the ideals embedded in American culture. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFM; JPA; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Few issues have clung to the presidency in recent years as tenaciously as that of moral leadership. This book is based on a lifetime of personal observation by the author and it examines the politics of ideals to propose that, just as moral purpose without political craft is weak, political acumen without moral appeal is futile. Looking back to political theory as old as Aristotle and Machiavelli, Erwin C. Hargrove asks how presidents can most effectively combine political arts and skills with intellectual and moral leadership. He draws on his own scholarly history and synthesizes critical thinking about leadership - ... Read more
Few issues have clung to the presidency in recent years as tenaciously as that of moral leadership. This book is based on a lifetime of personal observation by the author and it examines the politics of ideals to propose that, just as moral purpose without political craft is weak, political acumen without moral appeal is futile. Looking back to political theory as old as Aristotle and Machiavelli, Erwin C. Hargrove asks how presidents can most effectively combine political arts and skills with intellectual and moral leadership. He draws on his own scholarly history and synthesizes critical thinking about leadership - ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700609000
SKU
V9780700609000
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Ref
99-15
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