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Robinson, Cedric J.,

The terms of order : political science and the myth of leadership / Cedric J. Robinson ; foreword by Erica R. Edwards. - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The order of politicality -- The parameters of leadership -- The question of rationality -- The messiah and the metaphor -- On anarchism.

"Using a variety of critical approaches in his analysis, Robinson synthesizes elements of psychoanalysis, structuralism, Marxism, classical and neoclassical political philosophy, and cultural anthropology in order to argue that Western thought on leadership is mythological rather than rational. He then presents examples of historically developed 'stateless' societies with social organizations that suggest conceptual alternatives to the ways political order has been conceived in the West."

ISBN: 9781469628226 1469628228 9781469628233 1469628236

Source: 22573/ctt17rwdn9 JSTOR

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Political science.
Political leadership.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Government--General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Government--National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Reference.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Process--Leadership.
Political leadership.
Political science.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: JA71 / .R59 2016eb

Dewey Class. No.: 320.01