2013 IEEE seventh International Conference on Software Security and Reliability Companion : 18-20 June 2013

• Record Nr.: UNISA996279649003316
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York : , : IEEE, , 2013
• ISBN: 1-4799-2925-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (236 pages)
• Soggetti: Computers - Reliability; Computer security
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia

Charismatic leadership and social movements [[electronic resource] ] : the revolutionary power of ordinary men and women / / edited by Jan Willem Stutje

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910785981403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Berghahn Books, 2012
• ISBN: 1-283-65557-8; 0-85745-330-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (212 p.)
• Collana: International Studies in Social History ; ; 19; International studies in social history ; ; v. 19
• Altri autori (Persone): StutjeJan Willem
• Disciplina: 303.34; 320.01/9
• Soggetti: Political leadership - Psychological aspects; Charisma (Personality trait) - Political aspects; Political psychology; Personality and politics; Social movements - Psychological aspects
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: I. The charismatic family -- II. Charismatic observations.
• Sommario/riassunto: Much of the writing on charisma focuses on specific traits associated with exceptional leaders, a practice that has broadened the concept of charisma to such an extent that it loses its distinctiveness - and therefore its utility. More particularly, the concept's relevance to the study of social movements has not moved beyond generalizations. The contributors to this volume renew the debate on charismatic leadership from a historical perspective and seek to illuminate the concept's relevance to the study of social movements. The case studies here include such leaders as Mahatma Gandhi; the arc