Inventing leadership [Book] : the challenge of democracy / J.T. Wren.

By:

Wren, J. Thomas, 1950-

Material type: Text

TextSeries: New horizons in leadership studiesPublication details: Cheltenham : Edward Elgar, 2008.Description: xviii, 404 p. ; 25 cm Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781848444614 (pbk.) :
1848444613 (pbk.) :

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

303.34 22

Other classification:

303.34

Summary: The author traces the intellectual history of the central constructs: the leader, the people, and, ultimately, the relationship between them as they seek to accomplish societal objectives. He begins with a discussion of the invented notion of the classical paragon of a ruler. Next he pursues the invention of the countervailing concept of a sovereign people, and finally, the need for the invention of a new construct - leadership - which embodies a new relation between ruler and ruled in regimes dedicated to power in the people. In doing so, he draws upon the giants of the Western intellectual tradition as well as the insights of modern historians, political scientists, sociologists and leadership scholars. The book concludes with a proposed model of leadership for a modern democratic world.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	Junaid Zaidi Library, COMSATS University Islamabad	303.34 WRE-I (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		49486

Total holds: 0

Originally published: 2007.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The author traces the intellectual history of the central constructs: the leader, the people, and, ultimately, the relationship between them as they seek to accomplish societal objectives. He begins with a discussion of the invented notion of the classical paragon of a ruler. Next he pursues the invention of the countervailing concept of a sovereign people, and finally, the need for the invention of a new construct - leadership - which embodies a new relation between ruler and ruled in regimes dedicated to power in the people. In doing so, he draws upon the giants of the Western intellectual tradition as well as the insights of modern historians, political scientists, sociologists and leadership scholars. The book concludes with a proposed model of leadership for a modern democratic world.

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