Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-192) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Pt. 1. The historical context -- pt. 2. The question of character -- pt. 3. Leadership by terror -- pt. 4. Deconstructing totalitarianism.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Lessons on Leadership by Terror attempts to discover what happens to people when they acquire power, and whether the abuse of power is inevitable. Manfred Kets de Vries examines the life of the nineteenth-century Zulu king Shaka Zulu in order to help us understand the psychology of power and terror.
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Title
Lessons on leadership by terror.
International Standard Book Number
1843769336
PERSONAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Shaka,1787?-1828.
Chaka (Zulu, König)
Chaka roi zoulou,1787?-1828.
Chaka, 1787-1828.
Chaka,1787?-1828.
Shaka,1787?-1828.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Despotism-- Psychological aspects, Case studies.
Dictators-- Psychology, Case studies.
Political leadership-- Psychological aspects, Case studies.
Power (Social sciences)-- Psychological aspects, Case studies.
Zulu (African people)-- History.
Zulu (African people)-- Kings and rulers-- Psychology.