Product Overview
From Follett
Includes bibliographical references and index. Explores the actions of Boris Yeltsin, Vaclav Havel, and Helmut Kohl to discusses the connection between charismatic authority and radical societal change, focusing on the end of the Cold War.
From the Publisher
This book modifies Weber's conception of legitimate authority to examine the connections between charismatic authority and radical societal change. It argues that the form and duration of the emerging charismatic authority depends on both longer-term variables (the existing political system and culture) and more transient ones (a suitable leader; media influence; the international perspective; and, specific events sparking radical change).