| Description |
xxi, 358 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Leadership: research and practice |
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Leadership ; research and practice series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
Introduction: women as political leaders: does gender matter? / Michael A. Genovese -- Managing softly in turbulent times: Corazon C. Aquino, President of the Philippines / Jeanne-Marie Col -- Gro Harlem Brundtland of Norway / Sarah L. Henderson -- Benazir Bhutto and dynastic politics: her father's daughter, her people's sister / Nancy Fix Anderson -- Women in power in Nicaragua: myth and reality / Michelle A. Saint-Germain -- Indira Gandhi and the exercise of power / Jana Everett -- Golda Meir: a very public life / Seth Thompson -- Ma Ellen - the iron lady of Liberia: evaluating Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's presidency / Farida Jalalzai -- Angela Merkel: from serendipity to global success / Janie S. Steckenrider -- "Perónisma": Isabel Perón and the politics of Argentina / Sara J. Weir -- Margaret Thatcher and the politics of conviction leadership / Michael A. Genovese -- Why no Madame President?: gender and presidential politics in the United States / Richard L. Fox and Zoe M. Oxley -- Conclusion: women as political leaders: what do we know? / Michael A. Genovese. |
| Subject |
Women heads of state -- Case studies.
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Women -- Political activity -- Case studies.
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| Added Author |
Genovese, Michael A.
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Steckenrider, Janie S., 1954-
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| ISBN |
9781848729919 hardback alkaline paper |
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184872991X hardback alkaline paper |
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9781848729926 paperback alkaline paper |
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1848729928 paperback alkaline paper |
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0203122909 ebook |
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