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King of the Mountain: The Nature of Political Leadership
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King of the Mountain: The Nature of Political Leadership Hardcover - 2002

by Arnold M. Ludwig

This power hungry book presents the startling findings of Ludwig's investigation into why people want to rule. The author's observations offer important insight into why humans have engaged in war throughout recorded history as well as suggest how they might live together in peace. Photos.


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People may choose to ignore their animal heritage by interpreting their behavior as divinely inspired, socially purposeful, or even self-serving, all of which they attribute to being human, but they masticate, fornicate, and procreate, much as chimps and apes do, so they should have little cause to get upset if they learn that they act like other primates when they politically agitate, debate, abdicate, placate, and administrate, too."-from the book King of the Mountain presents the startling fi

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Why do people want to rule?

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  • Title King of the Mountain: The Nature of Political Leadership
  • Author Arnold M. Ludwig
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 496
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University Press of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
  • Date 2002-05-03
  • Features Bibliography, Index
  • ISBN 9780813122335 / 0813122333
  • Weight 2.14 lbs (0.97 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.38 x 6.38 x 1.44 in (23.83 x 16.21 x 3.66 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Political leadership, Politicians - Psychology
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2001007227
  • Dewey Decimal Code 303.34

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Citations

  • Choice, 11/01/2002, Page 556
  • Publishers Weekly, 04/22/2002, Page 0
  • PW Notes and Reprints, 04/22/2002, Page 67
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