Political Leadership and Charisma : Nehru, Ben-Gurion, and Other 20th Century Political Leaders: Intellectual Odyssey I.
Brecher, Michael.
2016
JA1-92
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Title Political Leadership and Charisma : Nehru, Ben-Gurion, and Other 20th Century Political Leaders: Intellectual Odyssey I.
Author Brecher, Michael.
ISBN 9783319326276
3319326279
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32627-6.
Imprint Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2016.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (288 pages)
Other Standard Identifiers 10.1007/978-3-319-32627-6. doi
Call Number JA1-92
Dewey Decimal Classification 320
Summary This book is unique in illuminating and comparing the charismatic role of two political leaders, Jawaharlal Nehru and David Ben-Gurion, along with assessments of many other 20th century political leaders. Its aim is to enrich our knowledge of an important dimension of global politics: charismatic leadership. The central role of political leaders in shaping the behavior of states has been universally recognized since the political systems of antiquity in East Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. With the massive increase of independent states since the end of World War II, from 55 initial members of the United Nations to more than 200 today, and especially the emergence of awesome weapons of mass destruction, the centrality of political leaders in the survival of the planet has grown exponentially. Both India and Israel have experienced the crucial role of charismatic leaders, Nehru and Ben Gurion, who dominated their states and societies for a near-identical formative period in their political independence, 1947-64 and 1948-63 respectively, as charismatic leaders. Their impact, Brecher shows, extended far beyond their states to both their geographic regions and global politics.
Note Two Views of€the€Road to€Statehood.
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Dedication; Acknowledgments; Books by Michael Brecher; Contents; Chapter 1: Introduction: Many Paths to€Knowledge; Chapter 2: Prelude to€an€Intellectual Odyssey; Years of€Awakening (1936-46); Spanish Civil War (1936-39); Munich Agreement (1938); High School (1938-42); Student Years at McGill (1942-46); The Holocaust (1945); Yale Graduate Studies (1946-49); Pioneers in€International Relations; Library of€Congress (1947); The€UN (1948); Israel: Formative Years (1949-51); Phases of€an€Intellectual Odyssey; Encounters with€Pierre Elliott Trudeau; Beginnings of€the€South Asia€Phase (1951-53).

Bombay (May-June 1951)Delhi (June-July 1951, October 1951-February 1952); Vale of€Kashmir (July-September 1951); Meaning of€Kashmir; The Struggle for€Kashmir€(1953):€Contents; Chapter 3: Political Leaders: India (1951-91); In Quest of€Jawaharlal Nehru (1955-1989); Preparing the€Way; London Phase (May-November 1955); Interviews with€Lord Mountbatten (November 1955); Entrée to€Nehru (December 1955); Discovery of€the€Indian Village (January-February 1956); Rationale of€Nehru Project; Encounters with€Nehru (1956-63); Tour with€Nehru (March 1956); Interviews (June 1956).

On Gandhi and€Non-Violence€On the€Partition of€India€; On India's Achievements Since Independence€; On Socialism€; On China€; On Foreign Policy, War, and€Non-Alignment€; On the€USA and€the€Soviet Union€; On Kashmir and€Indo-Pakistan Relations€; On the€Bandung Conference, Israel, and€the€Arabs€; On India and€the€Commonwealth€; On 'After Nehru'€; On the€Good Society€; Portrait of€the€Man; Nehru as€an€Intellectual; Interview with€Nehru (January 1958); Interim Assessment in€Nehru: A€Political Biography (1959); Last Interview with€Nehru (December 1963).

Further Interim Assessment (November 1964)Nehru and€Shastri: Nehru's Mantle: The€Politics of€Succession in€India (1964, 1966); Political Succession: Universal Problem; Preparing the€Ground; Key Actors; Findings on€Succession to€Nehru (1964); Succession to€Shastri (1966); Two Succession Games: A€Comparison; Nehru's Mantle: The€Politics of€Succession in€India (1966); Nehru as€a€Political Leader: Final Assessment (November 1989)1; Encounters with€Krishna Menon (1964-67); Rationale for€the€Menon Project; Background and€Personality; Content of€the€Interviews; Interview on€Non-Alignment.

Analysis of€Menon's View of€the€World On the€Superpowers and€the€Bloc Struggle; On the€Concept, 'Area of€Peace'; On the€UN; On Britain; On Nuclear Weapons; On Pakistan; On China; Intellectual Legacy of€the€South Asia Phase (1951-1989); Other Research-Related Activities in€the€South Asia Phase; The New States of€Asia (1963); University Of€Chicago (1963); Creation of€the€Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute (1965); Notes; Chapter 4: First-Generation Israeli Leaders (1948-77); David BEN-GURION and Moshe SHARETT; Contrasting Personalities: 'Courage versus Caution'; Contrasting Worldviews.

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