Warriors, Rebels and Saints

The Art of Leadership from Machiavelli to Malcolm X

Moshik Temkin

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English

Profile Books Ltd
23 January 2024

Political leaders & leadership; Political activism; Business ethics; Corporate governance & responsibilities

Across the world, and throughout time, there have been people who have risen to the challenge of leading others. Sometimes their power is undeserved, sometimes it's ill-used, but always their actions have impact. But do leaders really make history, or does history make leaders? And how might we harness the answers to find and become better leaders today?

For the past decade, Moshik Temkin has been exploring these questions at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government and at universities around the world. In this book, he offers a deep dive into the nature of leadership, from the highest ranks to the most hopeless situations.

Drawing on stories from across history and culture, Temkin considers how leaders have made decisions, inspired others and forged a path in challenging circumstances - from the Great Depression to the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo, from the Suffragettes to the anticolonial wars of the 20th century to the civil rights struggle - and how, in a world desperate for good leadership, we can evaluate those decisions and draw lessons for ourselves today.

By: Moshik Temkin
Imprint: Profile Books Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Main
Dimensions: Height: 218mm, Width: 144mm, Spine: 34mm
Weight: 430g
ISBN: 9781805221104
ISBN 10: 1805221108
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 23 January 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Moshik Temkin is Distinguished Visiting Professor of Leadership and History at Schwarzman College, Tsinghua University, and a fellow at Harvard University's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. He has been a visiting professor and lecturer in India, South Korea, Spain, Mexico and France, and his books include The Sacco-Vanzetti Affair: America on Trial, which was a finalist for the Cundill History Prize.

Reviews for Warriors, Rebels and Saints: The Art of Leadership from Machiavelli to Malcolm X

'Brings together deep historical knowledge, cultural comparison, and sophisticated analysis of what makes leadership and how individual leaders both reflect their society and shape it in turn. This is a book both empathetic and gripping on a subject of huge importance in our turbulent times.' - Rana Mitter, author 'A thoroughly engaging meditation on a compelling array of individuals who shaped the eras in which they lived. The result is a fascinating, illuminating, and cautionary meditation on leadership.' - Ellen Fitzpatrick, author 'A book chock-full of insights, showing how a careful and unsparing study of past leaders-those who had great power and those who didn't-can help us identify the attributes we need to see in their successors today.' - Fredrik Logevall, Laurence D. Belfer Professor of International Affairs, Harvard University