The Revolutionary Totalitarian Personality: Hitler, Mao, Castro, and Chávez

Author:   Theodor Tudoroiu
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 2016
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9781349577941


Pages:   203
Publication Date:   27 February 2019
Format:   Paperback
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This book uses the case studies of Adolf Hitler, Mao Zedong, Fidel Castro, and Hugo Chávez in order to introduce the concept of revolutionary totalitarian personality, and to show that this type of personality is decisive in choosing a totalitarian regime-building project and in shaping the ensuing totalitarian process.

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Author:   Theodor Tudoroiu
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 2016
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9781349577941


ISBN 10:   1349577944
Pages:   203
Publication Date:   27 February 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures Acknowledgements Notes 1. The Personality of Political Leaders 2. The Tortuous Path to Glory 3. Revolutionary Leaders 4. Charismatic Leaders 5. Totalitarian Leaders 6. International Leaders 7. The Narcissist and His Other Disorders 8. The Revolutionary Totalitarian Personality 9. Testing the Model: the Revolutionary Totalitarian Characteristics of Hugo Chávez Conclusion Index

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Tudoroiu (Univ. of West Indies at St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago) offers a conceptual framework in political psychology that explains the rise of totalitarian political regimes around the globe. He introduces the concept of revolutionary totalitarian personality as part of authoritarian personality literature. ... Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty. (S. Mitropolitski, Choice, Vol. 54 (2), October, 2016)


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Dr Theodor Tudoroiu earned his Ph.D. in Political Science from the Université de Montréal, Canada. He is currently Lecturer at the Department of Political Science of the University of the West Indies at St. Augustine.   

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