04260nam 2200829Ia 450 991108948650332120260415134850.01-282-88500-697866128850063-11-023295-210.1515/9783110232950(CKB)2480000000004679(EBL)606001(OCoLC)813248308(SSID)ssj0000441954(PQKBManifestationID)11313691(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000441954(PQKBWorkID)10444720(PQKB)10780945(DE-B1597)39045(OCoLC)689997562(OCoLC)979955047(DE-B1597)9783110232950(Au-PeEL)EBL606001(CaPaEBR)ebr10424412(CaONFJC)MIL288500(MiAaPQ)EBC606001(EXLCZ)99248000000000467920100622d2010 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrDie Ruckkehr der "grossen Manner" Staatsmanner im Krieg : ein deutsch-britischer Vergleich = Bringing personality back in : leadership and war : a British-German comparison, 1740-1945 /herausgegeben von/edited by Brendan Simms und Karina Urbach1st ed.Berlin ;New York De Gruyterc20101 online resource (172 p.)Prinz-Albert-Studien ;Bd. 28 =Prince Albert studies ;v. 28Description based upon print version of record.3-11-023294-4 Includes bibliographical references. Frontmatter -- Inhalt/Contents -- Introduction -- Managing Several Fronts: The Seven Years' War -- Frederick the Great -- William Pitt the Elder, Strategic leadership at Home and Abroad during the Great War for the Empires (1756-1763) -- Reforming Leadership in War -- Reformstreben, Machtpolitik und Staatsführung im Krieg bei William Pitt dem Jüngeren -- Joseph II: Wars Intended, Prevented and Unexpected -- Civil Leadership in an Age of Popular Wars -- Gladstone: Morality in the Age of Popular Wars -- Bismarck: Ein Amateur in Uniform? -- Not Leaving it to the Generals: Leadership in World War I -- The Welsh Wizard who won the War: David Lloyd George as War Leader -- Supreme Warlord: Kaiser Wilhelm II in Wartime -- Political Leadership in Total War -- Churchill: Flawed War Leader or Charismatic Visionary? -- BackmatterIn this volume eminent historians compare German and British statesmen in war, from the Seven Years' War to World War II. The subjects of the biographical essays range from Frederick the Great and William Pitt the Elder, William Pitt the Younger and Joseph II, William Gladstone and Bismarck, David George and Wilhelm II, as well as Churchill and Hitler. Differences and similarities in the conduct of warfare and references to the present-day political situation are impressively presented. This collection thus provides important results to stimulate further research.Prinz-Albert-Studien (Berlin, Germany) ;Bd. 28.Staatsmanner im Krieg :ein deutsch-britischer VergleichBringing personality back in :leadership and war : a British-German comparison, 1740-1945StatesmenGreat BritainBiographyStatesmenGermanyBiographyCommand of troopsCross-cultural studiesPolitical leadershipCross-cultural studiesLeadershipGreat BritainHistoryLeadershipGermanyHistoryGreat BritainHistory, MilitaryGermanyHistory, MilitaryStatesmenStatesmenCommand of troopsPolitical leadershipLeadershipHistory.LeadershipHistory.355.3/3041NK 7015rvkSimms Brendan2001252Urbach Karina1677344MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9911089486503321Die Ruckkehr der "grossen Manner"4784548UNINA03561nam 2200697Ia 450 991114445980332120251117003159.01-281-81143-297866118114330-8261-9743-4(CKB)1000000000705034(EBL)423296(OCoLC)476261941(SSID)ssj0000144471(PQKBManifestationID)11152617(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000144471(PQKBWorkID)10145398(PQKB)10319756(MiAaPQ)EBC423296(Au-PeEL)EBL423296(CaPaEBR)ebr10265463(CaONFJC)MIL181143(EXLCZ)99100000000070503420020307d2002 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEffective health behavior in older adults /K. Warner Schaie, Howard Leventhal, Sherry L. Willis, editors1st ed.New York Springer Pub. Co.c20021 online resource (353 p.)Societal impact on aging series ;2002Description based upon print version of record.0-8261-2401-1 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.Contents; Contributors; Preface; 1 Biosocial Considerations in Chronic Illness Perceptions and Decisions; 2 Linear and Dynamical Thinking about Psychosocial Factors and Cardiovascular Risk; 3 A Cognitive-Affective Analysis of Cancer Behavior in the Elderly: Are You as Healthy as You Feel?; 4 Psychosocial Factors in the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease; 5 Ethnicity and Psychosocial Factors in Cardiovascular Disease Prevention; 6 Getting Help to Those Most Likely to Benefit: Patient Characteristics and Treatment Success7 Exercise Interventions and Aging: Psychological and Physical Health Benefits in Older Adults8 How Provider Payment Policies Affect the Health-Care-Seeking Behavior of the Elderly; 9 The Potential for Health Care Organizations to Promote Maintenance and Change in Health Behaviors Among the Elderly; Afterword: Health Behavior and the Elderly: How Do We Understand Its Determinants and Their Goals?; Author Index; Subject IndexIn what ways do health behaviors and societal mechanisms help or discourage individuals in assuming responsibility for their health? Highly-esteemed and diverse contributors examine the health behaviors of older adults and the ways in which these behaviors are affected by societal trends. The volume begins with a discussion of the personal attributes affecting health behaviors and responsible health care choices in older adults. Additional topics explored include: Psychosocial factors in the prevention of cardiovascular disease; behavioral interventions such as the role of exercise in preventiSocietal impact on aging.AgingGeriatricsHealth behaviorAge factorsOlder peopleHealth and hygieneAging.Geriatrics.Health behaviorAge factors.Older peopleHealth and hygiene.613/.0438618.97613.0438Leventhal HowardPhDSchaie K. Warner(Klaus Warner),1928-Willis Sherry L.1947-MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9911144459803321UNINA