Leadership - Fifty Great Leaders and the Worlds They Made (Hardcover)

What makes a leader? Is it his or her background and training, or perhaps ideology or beliefs? Do leader possess exceptional drive for changing the world for good -- or, in some cases, evil? One can learn much from the mistakes and triumphs of some of the greatest leaders who ever lived as presented in Leadership: Fifty Great Leaders and the Worlds They Made. This reference resource examines the accomplishments of famed leaders - both men and women - in areas such as politics, military affairs, business, religion, the arts, and the sciences. The book is an excellent source for those looking for an introduction to learning about leadership and case studies that illustrate leadership in action. Leadership covers a diverse range of historical figures while offering original insights into their leadership styles. These individuals include: BLReligious leaders, such as Jesus, Muhammad, and Pope Gregory the Great BLIntellectual, such as Socrates, Karl Marx, and Henry David Thoreau BLArtists like Pablo Picasso and Leonardo da Vinci BLPoliticians such as Abraham Lincoln, Peter the Great, Mohatma Gandhi, and Joseph Stalin BLMilitary leaders, such as Alexander the Great and Napoleon Leadership provides the tools and content to help students form their own opinions about the eternal questions surrounding the mystery of successful leadership by revealing the true stories behind the great leaders of history.

General

Imprint:	Greenwood Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2007
First published:	November 2007
Authors:	Mark Robert Polelle
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	160
ISBN-13:	978-0-313-34814-3
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Encyclopaedias & reference works > Reference works > Dictionaries of biography (Who's Who) Promotions
LSN:	0-313-34814-6
Barcode:	9780313348143

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