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A premier leadership scholar and an eighteenth-century expert define the special contributions and qualifications of our first president
Revolutionary hero, founding president, and first citizen of the young republic, George Washington was the most illustrious public man of his time, a man whose image today is the result of the careful grooming of his public persona to include the themes of character, self-sacrifice, and destiny.
As Washington sought to interpret the Constitution’s assignment of powers to the executive branch and to establish precedent for future leaders, he relied on his key advisers and looked to form consensus as the guiding principle of government. His is a legacy of a successful experiment in collective leadership, great initiatives in establishing a strong executive branch, and the formulation of innovative and lasting economic and foreign policies. James MacGregor Burns and Susan Dunn also trace the arc of Washington’s increasing dissatisfaction with public life and the seeds of dissent and political parties that, ironically, grew from his insistence on consensus. In this compelling and balanced biography, Burns and Dunn give us a rich portrait of the man behind the carefully crafted mythology.
This book is designed to inform, engage, and stimulate discussions
among its readers. Collins and his collaborators have included
authoritative statements and analysis by renowned scholars. A
distinctive characteristic of the whole anthology is the range of
interpretations of classic and recent research. The book offers a
full spectrum of emotionally charged theories. Each section
presents a set of conflicting arguments to show the state of
debates on these highly controversial issues. Extensive commentary
by the editors leads the reader through this treasury of theories
and dramatically highlights the development of the field. Now
extensively revised and updated by James M. Burns, this volume,
part of a fascinating series, includes new documents and
contributors and divided into six parts covering the following
topics: - The partition of Africa - Colonial rule in Africa -
Colonial rule and ethnic identity - Colonialism and the African
environment - African nationalism - "Exploitation or development?"
The second edition of A History of Sub-Saharan Africa continues to
provide an accessible introduction to the continent's history for
students and general readers. The authors employ a thematic
approach to their subject, focusing on how the environment has
shaped the societies and cultures of the African peoples. The text
demonstrates how the geography, climate and geology of Africa
influenced the rise of states and empires, the emergence of the
trans-Atlantic slave trade, the European conquest and the creation
of independent African nations. Yet the book maintains a focus on
the peoples whose creative energies built unique communities and
traditions within the challenging context of the Africa landmass.
In the process of reconstructing this continent's rich history, the
authors analyze the contentious scholarly debates that have emerged
from this field. The book is illustrated with photographs, maps and
sidebars that feature the salient points on either side of the
debates.
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Leadership (Paperback)
James M. Burns
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Transformational leadership occurs when one or more persons engage
with others in such a way that leaders and followers raise one
another to higher levels of motivation and morality. "Leadership"
is Pulitzer Prize-winner James M. Burns' pioneering study of
leadership, first published in 1978 and still considered the
seminal work in the field of leadership studies. In it Burns
introduced the influential theory of 'transformational leadership',
which states that the best leaders are those who inspire others to
come together toward the achievement of higher aims, a theory that
has been the basis of more than 400 doctoral dissertations.
Covering the major problems in the field, this text offers the full
spectrum of emotionally charged theories, presenting conflicting
arguments that illustrate the ongoing debates on what are
controversial issues, such as the origins of African history &
Africa's contributions to a non-Western world history.
The second edition of A History of Sub-Saharan Africa continues to
provide an accessible introduction to the continent's history for
students and general readers. The authors employ a thematic
approach to their subject, focusing on how the environment has
shaped the societies and cultures of the African peoples. The text
demonstrates how the geography, climate and geology of Africa
influenced the rise of states and empires, the emergence of the
trans-Atlantic slave trade, the European conquest and the creation
of independent African nations. Yet the book maintains a focus on
the peoples whose creative energies built unique communities and
traditions within the challenging context of the Africa landmass.
In the process of reconstructing this continent's rich history, the
authors analyze the contentious scholarly debates that have emerged
from this field. The book is illustrated with photographs, maps and
sidebars that feature the salient points on either side of the
debates.
Okinawa: The Last Battle is a tactical history of the conquest of
the Ryukyu Islands by forces under the command of the U.S. Tenth
Army in the period 1 April to 30 June 1945. The volume takes its
name from the principal island of the Ryukyu island group, where
the critical and decisive battles of the campaign were fought. The
Ryukyus Campaign followed the capture of Iwo Jima and was planned
as the last of the Pacific island operations before the invasion of
Japan itself. This work is an account of all United States forces
engaged--Army, Navy, Air, and Marine. It also tells in considerable
detail the story of the Japanese 32d Army, which was the Okinawa
garrison, and of Japanese naval and air forces committed in the
defense of the Ryukyus. The volume begins with the planning for
this amphibious operation at the threshold of Japan, one of the
largest of the Pacific war, and follows the operation through all
succeeding phases to the death of the Japanese commanding general
and his chief of staff. Of special interest was the tremendous
volume of naval firepower employed by ships stationed offshore on
the flanks of the American ground forces as the latter advanced
across the island. The concentration of naval, air, and ground
firepower employed by American forces in the Okinawa campaign was
unparalleled for any comparable force, length of front, and
duration of time in the history of warfare. Nevertheless, blunting
this great firepower was the most extensive network of underground
cave and tunnel defenses with tightly interlocking fields of fire
encountered in the history of warfare. The Japanese defensive
system stretched from coast to coast and converged ring upon ring
in depth, withShuri, the ancient capital of the Ryukyus, at its
center. The battle resolved itself into a myriad of small-unit
actions against enemy cave and firing positions. This fight was
conducted at close quarters by infantry-engineer and infantry-tank
teams. Tank flamethrowers and engineer and infantry demolition
teams, covered by small groups of riflemen, often formed the combat
units that enabled Tenth Army slowly to destroy the many
well-constructed defensive positions, eliminate their dedicated
defenders, and move gradually forward. The extensive attacks of
Japanese Kamikaze pilots against the American naval forces
supporting the ground forces are also treated as an important part
of the operation. The ground combat story is told principally from
regimental level. But as often as not, the treatment goes down to
battalion level and frequently to company, platoon, and squad. It
was the small unit that normally destroyed a particular enemy
position holding the key to further advances. Often it was the
individual soldier whose heroism was the decisive factor in such
laborious activities, making it the theme of the immediate
narrative. The XXIV Army Corps and the III Amphibious Corps, U.S.
Fleet Marine Force, were the principal subordinate units of Tenth
Army. In the two corps were the Army's 7th, 27th, 77th, and 96th
Infantry Divisions and the 1st and 6th Marine Divisions. In
addition, the 2d Marine Division played a minor role in the
preinvasion maneuvers, and its 18th Regiment was in limited action
for a few days toward the end of the campaign.
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