Women in power : the personalities and leadership styles of Indira Gandhi, Golda Meir, and Margaret Thatcher /

Women in power : the personalities and leadership styles of Indira Gandhi, Golda Meir, and Margaret Thatcher /

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Author / Creator:	Steinberg, Blema S.
Imprint:	Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2008.
Description:	xii, 436 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Arts insights Arts insights.
Subject:	Gandhi, Indira, -- 1917-1984. Meir, Golda, -- 1898-1978. Thatcher, Margaret. Thatcher, Margaret Thatcher, Margaret Gandhi, Indira, -- 1917-1984. Meir, Golda, -- 1898-1978. Thatcher, Margaret. Women prime ministers -- Biography. Women -- Political activity -- History -- 20th century. Women presidents -- Biography. Leadership in women -- Case studies. Leadership in women. Women -- Political activity. Women presidents. Women prime ministers. Biography. Case studies. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7182158

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ISBN:	9780773533561 0773533567
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [411]-421) and index.
Summary:	"In Women in Power, Blema S. Steinberg explores the personalities and leadership styles of three remarkable female leaders, Indira Gandhi, Golda Meir, and Margaret Thatcher to help us understand the ways in which personality impacts on leadership. The personality traits of each woman are examined using insights from the fields of psychiatry, psychology, and psychoanalysis, while their respective leadership styles draw upon measures developed by political scientists. Steinberg then tests the theoretical expectations concerning the relationship between different personality traits and leadership styles against the empirical evidence for each prime minister. The book concludes with a comparative analysis of her results."--BOOK JACKET.
Other form:	Online version: Steinberg, Blema S. Women in power. Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2008

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Summary:	Indira Gandhi, Golda Meir, and Margaret Thatcher were all described at various times as the "only man" in their respective cabinets - a reference to their tough, controlling behaviour. What explains this type of leadership style? In Women in Power, Blema Steinberg describes the role that personality traits played in shaping the ways in which these three women governed. For each of her subjects, Steinberg provides a personality profile based on biographical information, an analysis of the patterns that comprise the personality profile using psychodynamic insights, and an examination of the relationship between personality and leadership style through an exploration of various aspects of political life - motivation, relations with the cabinet, the caucus, the opposition, the media, and the public. By bringing together some of the best work in psychological leadership studies and conventional personality assessments, Women in Power makes a significant contribution to the study of political leadership and the advancement of personality-in-leadership modelling.
Physical Description:	xii, 436 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [411]-421) and index.
ISBN:	9780773533561 0773533567