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Highlights
- The author tests the hypothesis that hubris and the Bathsheba syndrome tend to affect all top leaders, by zooming in on the best known and very highest executives of our own day and age, and examines the psychological forces tugging at the top level of political leadership.
- About the Author: Dr. Jaap van Ginneken is a Dutch Psychologist and Former Associate Professor in Communication Science at Amsterdam University, Netherlands.
- 212 Pages
- Political Science, Law Enforcement
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About the Book
"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 the highest executive office, such as Berlusconi, Bush, Clinton, Kennedy, Reagan, Thatcher and others. All gave in to a slightly amended version of the seven temptations or mortal sins: Lust or sexual obsession, Gluttony or substance abuse, Greed or hidden corruption, Wrath or power abuse, Denial of mortal illness, Folly or mental disease, or Pride and over-confidence. Well documented with references to primary sources in four different languages, this study examines the psychological forces tugging at the top level of political leadership"--Book Synopsis
The author tests the hypothesis that hubris and the Bathsheba syndrome tend to affect all top leaders, by zooming in on the best known and very highest executives of our own day and age, and examines the psychological forces tugging at the top level of political leadership.About the Author
Dr. Jaap van Ginneken is a Dutch Psychologist and Former Associate Professor in Communication Science at Amsterdam University, Netherlands.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.6 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x .7 Inches (D)
Weight: .92 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 212
Genre: Political Science
Sub-Genre: Law Enforcement
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Format: Hardcover
Author: Jaap Van Ginneken
Language: English
Street Date: November 24, 2014
TCIN: 1004660529
UPC: 9781137454027
Item Number (DPCI): 247-45-0736
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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