Presidential Leadership and the Creation of the American Era
Categories: Politics & Social Sciences
Presidential Leadership and the Creation of the American Era (2013) is a book by Harvard political scientist Joseph S. Nye Jr. Nye examines the eight presidents who presided over America's rise to world power in the twentieth century. He asks how much individual leadership mattered compared with deeper forces, and what kinds of presidential qualities proved most useful on the world stage.
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- Fareed Zakaria: “This week's book of the week is "Presidential Leadership and the Creation of the American Era" by Joseph Nye. Nye is one of the finest scholars of international relations around. This is a very smart set of essays on presidential leadership with some surprising conclusions. Anyone interested in what makes a good leader should read the book.”