Charisma and patronage: a dialogue with Max Weber

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A detailed and richly illustrated analysis of charisma and the political and cultural conditions in which charismatic figures arise, this work of historical sociology critically engages with Max Weber's ambiguous concept of charisma to examine the charismatic careers of a number of figures, including Joan of Arc, Hitler, Nelson Mandela and Jesus. With close attention to the social and political legacy of charisma for modern capitalism, it also examines the emergence of a global class of the sup…

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Full title :Charisma and patronage : a dialogue with Max Weber / by Andrew D. McCulloch.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:2014

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Ashgate Publishing Limited
Place of Publication:Farnham, Surrey, UK
Language:eng
Publication Date:2014

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Description:1 online resource

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ISBN:9781472440259, 1472440250
oclc:ocn883632048
LC Classification:BF698.35.C45
Dewey Decimal:303.3

Max Weber and the problem of charisma -- Jesus, Christ and the mythology of charisma -- Utopian communities, charisma and moral despotism -- Charisma as a "career" -- Joan of Arc: a case of subordinate charisma -- Hitler's charisma: the worst case scenario and the paradigmatic case -- Nelson Mandela: charismatic agent of passive revolution -- Crises within US capitalism and the search for corporate charismatic leadership -- Patronage and political charisma.

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Case studies Charisma (Personality trait) -- Case st… Charisma (Personality trait) -- Case st… Charisme -- Études de cas. -- Aspect po… Charisme -- Études de cas. -- Aspect so… Leadership -- Aspect social Leadership -- Social aspects Political leadership -- Social aspects SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General Weber, Max