American Models of Revolutionary Leadership

Download or read book American Models of Revolutionary Leadership written by Daniel Judah Elazar and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is designed to be a contribution to the lessons the world can learn from the leadership in the American Revolutionary experience. The emphasis is on the transition from revolutionary to stable democratic leadership. The first part contains chapters by Garry Wills, Forest McDonald, and Barry Schwartz on 'Power Gained by Surrender, ' 'Washington, Cato, and Honor, ' and 'George Washington and a Whig Conception of Leadership, ' respectively. The second section focuses on contrasting models and includes the selections: 'Samuel Adams and Saint-Just: Contrasting Examples of Professional Revolutionaries' by Moshe Hazani; 'Revolutionary Leadership and the Problem of Power' by Gary Schmitt; and 'Albert Gallatin: Political Method in Leadership' by Rozann Rothman. The final section looks toward leadership in subsequent generations in sections: 'Lincoln's Political Humanitarianism: Moral Reform and the Covenant Tradition in American Political Culture' by David Greenstone and 'Where have all the Leaders Gone? Ruling Elites and Revolution since World War II' by Steven Spiegel. Co-published with the Center for the Study of Federali