The psychology of power : temptation at the top

The psychology of power : temptation at the top /

"This book tests the disquieting hypothesis that our most powerful leaders acquire strange quirks, making them take unnecessary risks. The author scrutinizes some of the best-known top politicians of the largest western or G6 nations over the last half century, when they approached or reached t...

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Main Author: Ginneken, Jaap van, 1943- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Subjects:
Political leadership > Psychological aspects.
Personality and politics
Politicians > Psychology
Heads of state > Psychology.
Political psychology
Power (Social sciences)
World politics
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Leadership.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > International.
Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note:
  • Introduction
  • the Bathsheba Syndrome
  • 1. Lust or Sexual Obsession
  • 2. Glutonny or Substance Abuse
  • 3. Greed or Hidden Corruption
  • 4. Wrath or Power Abuse
  • 5. Folly or Mental Disease
  • 6. Denail of Mortal Illness
  • 7. Pride or Over-confidence
  • Conclusion
  • Gender, Hormones and Risk
  • Appendix
  • Footnotes
  • References
  • (PM. Index)
  • Author.

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