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Record Nr.

UNINA9910163907203321

Autore

Young Jeremy C.

Titolo

The age of charisma : leaders, followers, and emotions in American society, 1870-1940 / / Jeremy C. Young [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2017

ISBN

1-316-94213-9

1-316-94405-0

1-316-94437-9

1-316-33536-4

1-316-94469-7

1-316-94597-9

1-316-94501-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxiv, 331 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

303.34

Soggetti

Charisma (Personality trait) - Political aspects - United States - History - 19th century

Charisma (Personality trait) - Political aspects - United States - History - 20th century

Political leadership - United States - History - 19th century

Political leadership - United States - History - 20th century

Political culture - United States - History - 19th century

Political culture - United States - History - 20th century

United States Politics and government 1865-1933

United States Politics and government 1933-1945

United States Social conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 31 Jan 2017).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Magnetic America : personal magnetism in American culture, 1870-1900 -- Command performances : leaders and their technologies, 1890-1910 -- Transformations : the follower experience, 1890-1920 -- Competing visions : imagining charisma and social change, 1890-1910 -- Changing society : the rise and fall of progressive charisma, 1910-1920 -- End of an age : from magnetism to mass



communication, 1920-1940.

Sommario/riassunto

An innovative examination of American society, culture, and politics, The Age of Charisma argues that the modern relationship between American leaders and followers grew out of a unique group of charismatic social movements prominent in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. Drawing on hundreds of letters and testimonials, Jeremy C. Young illustrates how 'personal magnetism' in public speaking shaped society by enabling a shift from emotionally-inaccessible leadership to emotionally-available leadership. This charismatic speaking style caused a rapid transformation in the leader-follower relationship, creating an emotional link between speakers and listeners, and the effects of this social transformation remain with us today. Young argues that ultimately, charismatic movements enhanced American democracy by encouraging the personalization of leadership - creating a culture in which today's leaders appeal directly to Americans through mass media.