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Cyril Ramaphosa - The Road To Presidential Power (Paperback): Anthony Butler Cyril Ramaphosa - The Road To Presidential Power (Paperback)
Anthony Butler 1
R350 R323 Discovery Miles 3 230 Save R27 (8%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

President Cyril Ramaphosa is South Africa's fifth post-apartheid president. He first came to prominence in the 1980s as the founder of the National Union of Mineworkers. When Nelson Mandela was released from prison in February 1990, Ramaphosa was at the head of the reception committee that greeted him. Chosen as secretary general of the African National Congress in 1991, Ramaphosa led the ANC's team in negotiating the country's post-apartheid constitution. Thwarted in his ambition to succeed Mandela, he exchanged political leadership for commerce, ultimately becoming one of the country's wealthiest businessmen, a breeder of exotic cattle, and a philanthropist.

This fully revised and extended edition charts Ramaphosa's early life and education, and his career in trade unionism - including the 1987 21-day miners' strike when he committed the union to the wider liberation struggle - politics, and constitution-building. Extensive new chapters explore his contribution to the National Planning Commission, the effects of the Marikana massacre on his political prospects, and the real story behind his rise to the deputy presidency of the country in 2014. They set out the constraints Ramaphosa faced as Jacob Zuma's deputy, and explain how he ultimately triumphed in the election of the ANC's new president in 2017. The book concludes with an analysis of the challenges Ramaphosa faces as the country's fifth post-apartheid president.

Based on numerous personal conversations with Ramaphosa over the past decade, and on rich interviews with many of the subject's friends and contemporaries, this new biography offers a frank appraisal of one of South Africa's most enigmatic political figures.

Life Is Unfair - The Truths And Lies About John F. Kennedy (Hardcover): Eddy J Neyts Life Is Unfair - The Truths And Lies About John F. Kennedy (Hardcover)
Eddy J Neyts
R1,439 Discovery Miles 14 390 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Juan Peron - The Life of the People's Colonel (Hardcover): Jill Hedges Juan Peron - The Life of the People's Colonel (Hardcover)
Jill Hedges
R2,698 Discovery Miles 26 980 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Within Argentina, Juan Domingo Peron continues to be the subject of exaggerated and diametrically opposed views. A dictator, a great leader, the hero of the working classes and Argentina's "first worker"; a weak and spineless man dependent on his strongerwilled wife; a Latin American visionary; a traitor, responsible for dragging Argentina into a modern, socially just 20th century society or, conversely, destroying for all time a prosperous nation and fomenting class war and unreasonable aspirations among his client base. Outside Argentina, Peron remains overshadowed by his second wife, Evita. The life of this fascinating and unusual man, whose charisma, political influence and controversial nature continue to generate interest, remains somewhat of a mystery to the rest of the world. Peron remains a key figure in Argentine politics, still able to occupy so much of the political spectrum as to constrain the development of viable alternatives. Jill Hedges explores the life and personality of Peron and asks why he remains a political icon despite the 'negatives' associated with his extreme personalism.

The Lincoln Family Photograph - Moses in the Bulrushes (Hardcover): Jay Peter Morgan The Lincoln Family Photograph - Moses in the Bulrushes (Hardcover)
Jay Peter Morgan
R1,121 R961 Discovery Miles 9 610 Save R160 (14%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Credible and True - The Political and Personal Memoir of K. Harvey Proctor (Hardcover): Harvey Proctor Credible and True - The Political and Personal Memoir of K. Harvey Proctor (Hardcover)
Harvey Proctor 1
R634 R551 Discovery Miles 5 510 Save R83 (13%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Early in the morning of 4 March 2015, a fierce knock at the door heralded the start of a new chapter in Harvey Proctor's almost continuous relationship with the police and media, when officers from the Metropolitan Police raided his home in connection with Operation Midland, Scotland Yard's investigation into allegations of a historic Westminster paedophile ring.In Credible and True - words famously used by the police to describe the allegations of Proctor's traducer - the former Conservative MP talks frankly about his life in and out of Parliament, from the struggles and controversy surrounding his resignation in 1987 to the numerous homophobic attacks endured since - one of which, revealed here in horrific detail for the first time, was a very nearly successful attempt on his life.Finally, he speaks candidly about his most recent embroilment in Operation Midland, of being the victim of a 'homosexual witch-hunt' that has all but destroyed his reputation, adding to the topical debate about police lack of due process in the post-Savile world of 'guilty until proven innocent'.

Bush (Paperback): Jean Edward Smith Bush (Paperback)
Jean Edward Smith
R522 Discovery Miles 5 220 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Hubris - The Road to Donald Trump (Paperback): David Owen Hubris - The Road to Donald Trump (Paperback)
David Owen
R534 Discovery Miles 5 340 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

In Hubris: The Road to Donald Trump, David Owen analyses and describes the mental and physical condition of US Presidents and UK Prime Ministers with a particular view that what went before paved the way to President Trump. Of recent leaders there have been alcoholics, depressives, narcissists, populists and those affected by hubris syndrome and driven by their religious beliefs. But Donald Trump, a world class narcissist, presents a very different set of issues, as does Boris Johnson, the UK Prime Minister, also discussed in this revised edition. A trained physician and neuroscientist, David Owen is uniquely qualified to assess Trump and Johnson in their political, philosophical and medical contexts. Both are 'populists' and both have been economical with the truth. Trump is an inveterate user of social media and some of his 'Tweets' have been branded as outrageous and totally inappropriate for an American President. In 2020 he has faced an impeachment trial and in November will face the electorate as he seeks a second term. Boris Johnson's premiership is in its infancy. He has concluded the UK's exit from the EU but now has much to achieve to fulfil the promises made to the electorate in 2019, which gave an eighty seat majority to the Conservative party. Both Trump and Johnson have major roles to play in 2020. Trump's Middle East initiative, his attempts to quell the tension with Iran and North Korea and his plans for trade with China, will define his first four years. Johnson's focus must be on maintaining the United Kingdom, implementing new trade deals, worldwide, post Brexit and addressing the NHS, regional development and defence spending. The likely success of both President and Prime Minister is assessed by David Owen in his customarily incisive way and the book is an essential read for all with an interest in politics and the psychology of world leaders. David Owen is the author of several acclaimed books on politics, political history and the health of world leaders. He qualified as a doctor in 1962, was a Labour MP from 1966-81, an SDP MP from 1981-92 and from 1992 sat in the House of Lords as an Independent Social Democrat. He held several government posts under Wilson and Callaghan, the last as Foreign Secretary. Lord Owen continues to speak out on international affairs and to support research into hubris syndrome and other psychological conditions as there is 'compelling evidence that the course of history has been changed ... by the ill health of world leaders.'

British Conservative Leaders (Hardcover): Toby James, Charles Clarke British Conservative Leaders (Hardcover)
Toby James, Charles Clarke
R779 R655 Discovery Miles 6 550 Save R124 (16%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

As the party that has won wars, reversed recessions and held prime ministerial power more times than any other, the Conservatives have played an undoubtedly crucial role in the shaping of contemporary British society. And yet, the leaders who have stood at its helm - from Sir Robert Peel to David Cameron, via Benjamin Disraeli, Winston Churchill and Margaret Thatcher - have steered the party vessel with enormously varying degrees of success.;With the widening of the franchise, revolutionary changes to social values and the growing ubiquity of the media, the requirements, techniques and goals of Conservative leadership since the party's nineteenth-century factional breakaway have been forced to evolve almost beyond recognition - and not all its leaders have managed to keep up.;This comprehensive and enlightening book considers the attributes and achievements of each leader in the context of their respective time and diplomatic landscape, offering a compelling analytical framework by which they may be judged, detailed personal biographies from some of the country's foremost political critics, and exclusive interviews with former leaders themselves.; An indispensable contribution to the study of party leadership, British Conservative Leaders is the essential guide to understanding British political history and governance through the prism of those who created it.;Contributing authors include Matthew d'Ancona, Tim Bale, Stuart Ball, Jim Buller, John Campbell, John Charmley, Charles Clarke, Mark Davies, Patrick Diamond, David Dutton, Dr Mark Garnett, Richard A. Gaunt, William Hague, Angus Hawkins, Timothy Heppell, Andrew Holt, Michael Howard, Toby S. James, Nigel Keohane, Jo-Anne Nadler, T. G. Otte, Anne Perkins, Robert Saunders, Anthony Seldon, Andrew Taylor, D. R. Thorpe and Alan Wager.

Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-Tung (Hardcover): Mao Tse-Tung Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-Tung (Hardcover)
Mao Tse-Tung
R641 R585 Discovery Miles 5 850 Save R56 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Personal Memoirs of General Ulysses S. Grant (Hardcover): Ulysses S Grant Personal Memoirs of General Ulysses S. Grant (Hardcover)
Ulysses S Grant
R925 Discovery Miles 9 250 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The New Freedom - A Collection of Woodrow Wilson's Speeches Published in 1913 (Hardcover): Woodrow Wilson The New Freedom - A Collection of Woodrow Wilson's Speeches Published in 1913 (Hardcover)
Woodrow Wilson
R599 Discovery Miles 5 990 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Gough Whitlam - His Time Updated Edition (Paperback): Jenny Hocking Gough Whitlam - His Time Updated Edition (Paperback)
Jenny Hocking
R1,116 R852 Discovery Miles 8 520 Save R264 (24%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Gough Whitlam, Australia's twenty-first prime minister, swept to power in December 1972, ending twenty-three years of conservative rule. In barely three years Whitlam's dramatic reform agenda would transform Australia. It was an ascendancy bitterly resented by some, never accepted by others, and ended with dismissal by the Governor-General just three years latera "an outcome that polarised debate and left many believing the full story had not been told. In this much-anticipated second volume of her biography of Gough Whitlam, Jenny Hocking has used previously unearthed archival material and extensive interviews with Gough Whitlam, his family, colleagues and foes, to bring the key players in these dramatic events to life. The identity of the mysterious 'third man', who counselled the Governor-General, Sir John Kerr, in his decision to sack the twice-elected Whitlam government and appoint Malcolm Fraser as prime minister is confirmed here by Kerr himself, as the High Court justice Sir Anthony Mason, and the full story of his involvement is now revealed for the first time. From Kerr's private papers Hocking details months of secret meetings and conversations between Kerr and Mason in the lead-up to the dismissal, that had remained hidden for over thirty-seven years. In response to these revelations Sir Anthony Mason released an extensive public statement, acknowledging his role and disclosing additional information that is fully explored in this new edition. This definitive biography takes us behind the political intrigue to reveal a devastated Whitlam and his personal struggle in the aftermath of the dismissal, the unfulfilled years that followed and his eventual political renewal as Australia's ambassador to UNESCO. It also tells, through the highs and the lows of his decades of public life, how Whitlam depended absolutely on the steadfast support of the love of his life, his wife, Margaret. For this is also the story of a remarkable marriage and an enduring partnership. The truth of this tumultuous period in Australia's history is finally revealed in Gough Whitlam: His Time

Autobiography of Thomas Jefferson (Hardcover): Thomas Jefferson Autobiography of Thomas Jefferson (Hardcover)
Thomas Jefferson
R657 Discovery Miles 6 570 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Judging Bush (Paperback): Robert Maranto, Tom Lansford, Jeremy Johnson Judging Bush (Paperback)
Robert Maranto, Tom Lansford, Jeremy Johnson
R754 R670 Discovery Miles 6 700 Save R84 (11%) In Stock

There is no shortage of opinions on the legacy that George W. Bush will leave as 43rd President of the United States. Recognizing that Bush the Younger has been variously described as dimwitted, opportunistic, innovative, and bold, it would be presumptuous to draw any hard and fast conclusions about how history will view him. Nevertheless, it is well within academia's ability to begin to make preliminary judgments by weighing the evidence we do have and testing assumptions.
In the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks and the initially successful military campaign in Afghanistan, Bush and his administration enjoyed nearly unprecedented popularity. But after failures in Iraq and in the federal government's response to Hurricane Katrina, Bush's approval ratings plummeted. Guided by a new framework, "Judging Bush" boldly takes steps to evaluate the highs and lows of the Bush legacy according to four types of competence: strategic, political, tactical, and moral. It offers a first look at the man, his domestic and foreign policies, and the executive office's relationship to the legislative and judicial branches from a distinguished and ideologically diverse set of award-winning political scientists and White House veterans. Topics include Bush's decision-making style, the management of the executive branch, the role and influence of Dick Cheney, elections and party realignment, the Bush economy, Hurricane Katrina, No Child Left Behind, and competing treatments of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Contributors include Lara M. Brown, David B. Cohen, Jeffrey E. Cohen, Laura Conley, Jack Covarrubias, John J. DiIulio, Jr., William A. Galston, Frederick M. Hess, Karen M. Hult, Lori A. Johnson, Robert G. Kaufman, Anne M. Khademian, Lawrence J. Korb, Patrick McGuinn, Michael Moreland, Costas Panagopoulos, James P. Pfiffner, Richard E. Redding, Neil Reedy, Andrew Rudalevige, Charles E. Walcott, and Shirley Anne Warshaw.

Lessons in Governing - A Profile of Prime Ministers' Chiefs of Staff (Paperback): R.A.W. Rhodes, Anne Tiernan Lessons in Governing - A Profile of Prime Ministers' Chiefs of Staff (Paperback)
R.A.W. Rhodes, Anne Tiernan
R1,305 Discovery Miles 13 050 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Lessons in Governing is a unique contribution to the study of Australian policy, politics and government institutions. It examines the position of Chief of Staff to the Australian Prime Minister from the perspective of key individuals who have held it. Exploring the support needs of Australian political leaders, it traces the forces that have shaped the growth and specialisation of the Prime Minister's Office since Gough Whitlam first formalised the appointment of a trusted senior person as head of his private office in 1972. Individuals in successive PMOs have long been recognised as key players, but their role has come under greater scrutiny as the link between prime ministerial effectiveness and the performance of their private offices has become more widely understood. While insights and advice have been passed from one incumbent to the next, there has been no systematic attempt to understand and document the evolution of the chief-of-staff position. Lessons in Governing addresses this critical gap in our understanding of the contemporary practice of Australian political leadership, reporting the findings of a project designed to develop an empirically informed understanding of the role of prime ministerial chiefs of staff as seen by those who held the post.

The Cynic - The Political Education of Mitch McConnell (Paperback): Alec Macgillis The Cynic - The Political Education of Mitch McConnell (Paperback)
Alec Macgillis
R377 R347 Discovery Miles 3 470 Save R30 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Trump Rules - Learn the Trump Rules and Tools of Mega Success and Wealth From the Greatest Warrior and Winner in History!... Trump Rules - Learn the Trump Rules and Tools of Mega Success and Wealth From the Greatest Warrior and Winner in History! (Hardcover)
Wayne Allyn Root
R719 R677 Discovery Miles 6 770 Save R42 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
God Challenges the Dictators, Doom of the Nazis Predicted - The Destruction of the Third Reich Foretold by the Director of... God Challenges the Dictators, Doom of the Nazis Predicted - The Destruction of the Third Reich Foretold by the Director of Swansea Bible College, An Intercessor from Wales (Hardcover, Annotated Ed)
Rees Howells, Mathew Backholer
R758 Discovery Miles 7 580 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Entrepreneurship and Leadership (Hardcover): Donald F Kuratko, Michael H. Morris Entrepreneurship and Leadership (Hardcover)
Donald F Kuratko, Michael H. Morris
R14,671 Discovery Miles 146 710 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

A complex mix of attitudes, traits, motives, skills, capabilities, styles and mental mindsets contributes to entrepreneurial leadership. The current volume brings together perspectives from leading scholars in the entrepreneurship and management disciplines that inform our understanding of the nature of, requirements for, and implications resulting from entrepreneurial leadership. This important book is organized into eight key leadership imperatives: igniting entrepreneurial action; establishing entrepreneurial control; understanding entrepreneurial motivation; encouraging entrepreneurial ethics; formulating entrepreneurial strategy; dealing with entrepreneurial failure; creating entrepreneurial environments and demonstrating leadership and vision. This collection will serve as a vital reference for scholars, teachers and doctoral students who wish to read and examine the most significant literature in the entrepreneurial leadership domain.

An Autobiography by Theodore Roosevelt - Complete and Unabridged with Appendices and Notes (Hardcover) (Hardcover): Theodore... An Autobiography by Theodore Roosevelt - Complete and Unabridged with Appendices and Notes (Hardcover) (Hardcover)
Theodore Roosevelt
R1,036 Discovery Miles 10 360 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The acclaimed autobiography of Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt is brought to the reader anew in this well-produced edition, inclusive of all notes and appendices. Written over years and published in 1913, this lengthy yet engrossing biography sees one of the United States finest Presidents recount his life in his own words. Theodore Roosevelt sets out events in a way which clarify how he came to possess his beliefs. We hear of his love of the great outdoors which would in turn result in the establishment of America's national parks, and his belief in commerce as an engine for progress which would lead to the state-sponsored construction of the Panama Canal during his presidency. Seldom straying to dryness or heady description of the many and varied events of his life, Theodore Roosevelt instead imbues every chapter with keynote personality and liveliness. Personal letters with influential figures are shared, placing the reader deep in the political world which this popular, charismatic leader was immersed.

No Peace with Hitler - Why Churchill Chose to Fight WWII Alone Rather than Negotiate with Germany (Hardcover): Alan I Saltman No Peace with Hitler - Why Churchill Chose to Fight WWII Alone Rather than Negotiate with Germany (Hardcover)
Alan I Saltman
R1,323 Discovery Miles 13 230 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Inside Camp David - The Private World of the Presidential Retreat (Hardcover, Large type / large print edition): Michael... Inside Camp David - The Private World of the Presidential Retreat (Hardcover, Large type / large print edition)
Michael Giorgione
R1,289 Discovery Miles 12 890 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Leading Japan - The Role of the Prime Minister (Hardcover, New): Tomohito Shinoda Leading Japan - The Role of the Prime Minister (Hardcover, New)
Tomohito Shinoda
R2,775 Discovery Miles 27 750 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Shinoda provides an analytical framework for examining the role of the prime minister in Japan's political decision making. He shows that two dimensions of fraction within the government and the ruling party--interagency rivalry and intraparty factions--confront the prime minister whenever a major policy issue needs to be resolved. Despite these obstacles, Shinoda shows that the prime minister can be effective.

First, Shinoda identifies the sources of power available to Japanese prime ministers--some from legal authorities and others from informal sources. Because prime ministers must rely on informal sources of power to effectively utilize institutional sources of power, their effectiveness varies depending on their background, experience, political skills, and personality. Shinoda identifies six major informal sources of power: power base within the ruling party, control over the bureaucracy, ties with the opposition parties, public support, business support, and international reputation. The national leader's leadership style can be defined depending on which sources of power they utilize in the policy process. He presents both successful and unsuccessful case studies--Hashimoto's administrative reform, Takeshita's tax reform, and Nakasone's administrative reform-- illustrate how different prime ministers have succeeded or failed in applying their political resources. After examining these three case studies, Shinoda uncovers four types of leadership among Japanese prime ministers. A major analytical resource for scholars and students of Japanese politics and political economy and comparative politics.

Fire and Fury - Inside the Trump White House (Paperback, International ed.): Michael Wolff Fire and Fury - Inside the Trump White House (Paperback, International ed.)
Michael Wolff 1
R434 Discovery Miles 4 340 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Dead Presidents - An American Adventure into the Strange Deaths and Surprising Afterlives of Our Nation's Leaders... Dead Presidents - An American Adventure into the Strange Deaths and Surprising Afterlives of Our Nation's Leaders (Paperback)
Brady Carlson
R400 R375 Discovery Miles 3 750 Save R25 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In Dead Presidents, public radio host and reporter Brady Carlson takes readers on an epic trip to presidential gravesites, monuments, and memorials from sea to shining sea. With an engaging mix of history and contemporary reporting, Carlson explores the death stories of our greatest leaders, and shows that the ways we memorialize our presidents reveal as much about us as they do about the men themselves.

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