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OverviewBy analysing a wide range of empirical research into leadership, this book provides a composite portrait of frequent characteristics, such as personality and demeanour, that influence both the success and popularity of political leaders. Through the lenses of mass psychology and collective behaviour sociology, the author offers fascinating observations on political leadership which reveal a coherent pattern. In our choice of and support for leaders, we still seem to be guided by unconscious or instinctive preferences. Evolutionary psychologists have labelled this ‘CALP’ for ‘Cognitive Ancestral Leadership Prototype’. Length, symmetry, face form, voice pitch, eye blinking and more turn out to play a role – even today - alongside personality and style. Each chapter of the book offers a case study to illustrate these observations, including Barack Obama, Ronald Reagan, Nicolas Sarkozy, and Boris Johnson. This book is accessibly written to appeal to students of politics, psychology and sociology, as well as the wider interested reader. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jaap van GinnekenPublisher: Springer International Publishing AG Imprint: Springer International Publishing AG Edition: 1st ed. 2016 Dimensions: Width: 14.80cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 21.00cm Weight: 3.443kg ISBN: 9783319294759ISBN 10: 331929475 Pages: 167 Publication Date: 07 July 2016 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Language: English Table of ContentsChapter 1: First Impressions of Leaders.- Chapter 2: Height and Posture.- Chapter 3: Name and Destiny.- Chapter 4: Limbs and Gestures.- Chapter 5: Personality and Traits.- Chapter 6: Face and Expressions.- Chapter 7: Style and Demeanour.- Chapter 8: Voice and Speech.- Chapter 9: Time and Place.- Chapter 10: Leaders from the Stone Age?.- Appendix.- Acknowledgments.- Index.- Author.Reviews“Van Ginneken has produced a lively, easy to read, and relatively short book packed with data and illustrative vignettes. Anyone … could read it and understand the message. Many, including those interested in most subfields of psychology, political science, sociology, history, and a range of humanities, would enjoy this work. It is highly relevant to most of us as individuals, because it talks about human factors that we are keenly or at least vaguely aware of about ourselves … .” (Edward Cumella, PsycCRITIQUES, Vol. 61 (50), December, 2016) Van Ginneken has produced a lively, easy to read, and relatively short book packed with data and illustrative vignettes. Anyone ... could read it and understand the message. Many, including those interested in most subfields of psychology, political science, sociology, history, and a range of humanities, would enjoy this work. It is highly relevant to most of us as individuals, because it talks about human factors that we are keenly or at least vaguely aware of about ourselves ... . (Edward Cumella, PsycCRITIQUES, Vol. 61 (50), December, 2016) Author InformationJaap van Ginneken is Former Associate Professor of Communication Science at the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. He has extensive experience in media and journalism and is the author of 24 books, 10 in English. His previous book The Psychology of Power was published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2014. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |