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Charismatic Leadership and Social Movements

The Revolutionary Power of Ordinary Men and Women

Inbunden, Engelska, 2012

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Much of the writing on charisma focuses on specific traits associated with exceptional leaders, a practice that has broadened the concept of charisma to such an extent that it loses its distinctiveness – and therefore its utility. More particularly, the concept’s relevance to the study of social movements has not moved beyond generalizations. The contributors to this volume renew the debate on charismatic leadership from a historical perspective and seek to illuminate the concept’s relevance to the study of social movements. The case studies here include such leaders as Mahatma Gandhi; the architect of apartheid, Daniel F. Malan; the heroine of the Spanish Civil War, Dolores Ibarruri (la pasionaria); and Mao Zedong. These charismatic leaders were not just professional politicians or administrators, but sustained a strong symbiotic relationship with their followers, one that stimulated devotion to the leader and created a real group identity.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2012-08-01
Mått152 x 229 x 17 mm
Vikt458 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieInternational Studies in Social History
Antal sidor212
FörlagBerghahn Books
ISBN9780857453297

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AcknowledgementsList of abbreviationsIntroduction: Historiographical and theoretical aspects of Weber’s concept of charismatic leadershipJan Willem StutjePart I: The charismatic familyChapter 1. A New Kind of Force: Examining charisma in the light of Gandhi’s moral authorityDilip SimeonChapter 2. An Unlikely Charismatic Leader: D.F. Malan in a Weberian lightLindie KoortsChapter 3. Bearded, Attractive and Beloved: The Charisma of Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis (1846–1919)Jan Willem StutjeChapter 4. Errico Malatesta and Charismatic LeadershipCarl LevyChapter 5. Pasionaria: a Case of Charisma through RepresentationJuan AvilésChapter 6. Mao Zedong: Charismatic Leadership and the Contradictions of Socialist RevolutionArif DirlikPart II: Charismatic ObservationsChapter 7. Charismatic Leaders, Political Religion and Social Movements. Western Europe at the End of the Nineteenth CenturyHenk te VeldeChapter 8. ‘Je ne sais quoi’: Some reflections on the study of charismaMarc ReynebeauChapter 9. Incendiary Personalities: Uncommon Comments on Charisma in Social MovementsThomas WelskoppBibliographyIndex

“This volume’s strength lies in its broad range of historical case studies combined with a robust collection of essays addressing conceptual and theoretical aspects of charismatic leadership” · Anthropological Notebooks“This is an interesting and stimulating collection of articles which, taken together, cover both conceptional/theoretical and empirical aspects of the role and features of charisma in general, and charisma in social movements in particular. The range of case studies is impressive.” · Dieter Rucht, Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialwissenschaft (WZB)