Great leaders, great tyrants? : contemporary views of world rulers who made history

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Great leaders, great tyrants? : contemporary views of world rulers who made history

edited by Arnold Blumberg

Greenwood Press, 1995

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Can a political leader be effective without being tyrannical? Most biographies tend to treat the tyrannical aspect of a great leader's career as a contradiction to be minimized. This book examines both the creative and tyrannical aspects as the anticipated consequences of the exercise of power. Biographical profiles of 52 major world leaders throughout history feature pro/con essays reflecting contemporary views of the creative and tyrannical aspects of their record. Coverage is global, from Indira Gandhi to Fidel Castro, and spans history from the Egyptian king Akhenaton to Mikhail Gorbachev. Among the leaders profiled are Otto von Bismarck, Oliver Cromwell, Charles de Gaulle, Elizabeth I, Ho Chi Minh, Lenin, Louis XIV, Mao Zedong, Napoleon I, Kwame Nkrumah, Juan Peron, and Tito. All biographies are written by subject specialists. This work encourages critical thinking and debate about the exercise of power. Coverage is global, from Indira Gandhi to Fidel Castro, and spans history from the Egyptian king Akhenaton to Mikhail Gorbachev. Among the leaders profiled are Otto von Bismarck, Oliver Cromwell, Charles de Gaulle, Elizabeth I, Ho Chi Minh, Lenin, Louis XIV, Mao Zedong, Napoleon I, Kwame Nkrumah, Juan Peron, and Tito. Each biography begins with full name, dates of the leader's lifetime, offices held, and a general introduction placing the leader in historical context. A full biographical essay follows. The editor then presents two essays, in debate format, contrasting the creative and tyrannical roles of the subject from a contemporary viewpoint. Each biography concludes with suggestions for additional reading about the subject. An important resource tool, students will use Great Leaders, Great Tyrants? for debate and critical examination of periods of world history and the exercise of power.

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Preface Acknowledgments Akhenaton, King of Egypt (c. 1396-1360, B.C.E.) by Sheldon Avery Mustapha Kemal Pasha Ataturk, President of Turkey (1881-1938) by Karl Larew Prince Otto von Bismarck-Schoonhausen, Chancellor of Germany (1815-1898) by Eric A. Belgrad Fidel Castro, Premier of Cuba (1927-) by Gersham A. Nelson Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia (1729-1796) by Arnold Blumberg Camillo, Count Benso de Cavour, Prime Minister of Sardinia-Piedmont and Italy (1810-1861) by Lawrence P. Adamczyk Charles I, King of England (1600-1649) by Gerald W. Morton Charles V, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (1500-1558) by Eleanor L. Turk Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of England (1599-1658) by Arnold Blumberg Charles de Gaulle, President of France (1890-1970) by Lucile Martineau Elizabeth I, Queen of England (1533-1603) by Clifton W. Potter, Jr. Francisco Franco Bahamonde, Chief of State of Spain (1892-1975) by Robert H. Whealey Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary (1830-1916) by Lawrence Sondhaus Indira Nehru Gandhi, Prime Minister of India (1917-1984) by Peter Merani Mikhail Gorbachev, General Secretary of the Communist Party, and Later President of the Soviet Union (1931-) by David M. Crowe Henry VIII, King of England (1491-1547) by W. M. Spellman Herod the Great, King of Judea (c. 75 B.C.E.-4 B.C.E.) by H. W. Basser and Aaron Lichtenstein Toyotami Hideyoshi, Supreme Daimyo of Japan (1536-1598) by Wayne McWilliams Ho Chi Minh, President of the Democratic Republic of Viet Nam (1890-1969) by Marilynn M. Larew Ivan IV, The Terrible, Grand Prince and Tsar of Moscow (1533-1584) by Alexander Sydorenko Bohdan Zynovyi Khel'nyts'kyi, Hetman of the Ukraine (c. 1595-1657) by Alexander Sydorenko Nikita Sergeevitch Khruschev, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1894-1971) by David M. Crowe Pierre Laval, Premier of France (1883-1945) by Bertram M. Gordon V. I. Lenin, Revolutionary Leader of Russia (1870-1924) by J. Martin Ryle Leopold II, King of the Belgians (1835-1909) by Arnold Blumberg Louis XIV, King of France (1638-1715) by Andrew Trout Mao Zedong, Dictator of the People's Republic of China (1893-1976) by Wayne McWilliams Mary I, Queen of England (1516-1558) by Arnold Blumberg Ivan Stepanovych Mazepa, Hetman of the Ukraine (c. 1632-1709) by Alexander Sydorenko Cosimo De' Medici, Head of the Council of the Republic of Florence (1389-1464) by Armin Mruck Clemens von Metternich, Chancellor of Austria (1773-1859) by Peter W. Becker Napoleon I, Emperor of the French (1769-1821) by Lawrence P. Adamczyk Napoleon III, Emperor of the French (1808-1873) by Arnold Blumberg Kwame Nkrumah, President of Ghana (1909-1972) by Sheldon Avery Julius Kambarage Nyerere (1922-) by Sheldon Avery Juan Domingo Peron, President of Argentina (1895-1974) by James A. Baer Peter the Great, Emperor of Russia (1672-1725) by Harry Piotrowski Pheidon, King of Argos (First Half of the Seventh Century) by Carol G. Thomas Philip II, King of Spain (1527-1598) by Paul J. Hauben Abd al-Karim Qassem, Ruler of Iraq (1914-1953) by Reeva S. Simon Qin Shih Huang Di, Emperor of China (259 B.C.-210 B.C.) by Wayne C. McWilliams Stenka Razin, Cossack Rebel in Russia (c. 1630-1671) by Harry Piotrowski Richard II, King of England (1367-1399) by George B. Stow Richard III, King of England (1452-1485) by William B. Robison Maximilien Robespierre, Revolutionary Leader in France (1758-1794) by Robert Forster Joseph Stalin, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1879-1953) by Johnpeter H. Grill Pyotr Arkad'evich Stolypin, Prime Minister of Russia (1862-1911) by Jackson Taylor Josip Broz Tito, Leader of Yugoslavia (1892-1980) by Alexander Sydorenko Trajan, Emperor of Rome (53-117) by Thomas H. Watkins Vespasian, Emperor of Rome (9-79) by Thomas H. Watkins Wilhelm II, Emperor of Germany (1859-1941) by Eleanor L. Turk Thomas Wolsey, Lord Chancellor of England (c. 1472-1530) by William B. Robison Index

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