In Sickness and in Power, Illness in Heads of Government During the Last 100 Years by Owen, David - 2008

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Methuen, 2008-01-01. Hardcover. Used: Good.

Methuen Publishing Ltd, 2008-04-10. Hardcover. Very Good. 4.1878 in x 23.5787 in x 15.5838 in.

London : Methuen , 2008. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xxviii, 420 pages, [24] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cm. Contents: 1901-1953 -- 1953-2007 -- Prime Minister Eden's illness and Suez -- President Kennedy's health -- The Shah's secret illness -- President Mitterrand's prostate cancer -- Bush, Blair and the war in Iraq -- Safeguarding against illness in heads of government -- Conclusion. Subjects: 20th Century. 21st Century. Heads of state Mental illness. Heads of state Mental illness History 20th century. Heads of state Health and hygiene. Federal government History 20th century. Federal government History 21st century. Famous Persons. Mental Disorders. Political Systems history. Politicians History. Medicine and Politics.

London England: Methuen. Hardback. First Edition. In Sickness and in Power. This book is a unique study of illness in heads of government between 1901-2077. It considers how illness and theraphy - both physical and mental - affect the process of government and decision-making, leading to acts of folly, in the sense of stupidity or rashness. The author is particularly interested in leaders who were not ill in the conventional sense, and whose cognitive faculties functioned well, but who developed what he calls a 'hubris syndrome', which powerfully affected their performance and their actions. Such leaders suffer a loss of capacity and become excessively self-confident and contemptuous of advice that runs counter to what they believe, or even of any advice at all. Long fascinated with the inter-relationship between politics and medicine, David Owen uses his deep knowledge of both to look at sickness in a wide variety of world political leaders. The book ends by outlining some of the safeguards… Read More

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