6 Mao Zedong: Charismatic Leadership and the Contradictions of Socialist Revolution

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Abbreviations vii
4. Acknowledgements ix
5. Introduction: Historiographical and Theoretical Aspects of Weber’s Concept of Charismatic Leadership 1
6. I. The Charismatic Family
7. 1 A New Kind of Force: Examining Charisma in the Light of Gandhi’s Moral Authority 23
8. 2 An Unlikely Charismatic Leader: D.F. Malan in a Weberian Light 44
9. 3 Bearded, Attractive and Beloved: The Charisma of Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis (1846–1919) 66
10. 4 Errico Malatesta and Charismatic Leadership 84
11. 5 Pasionaria: A Case of Charisma through Representation 101
12. 6 Mao Zedong: Charismatic Leadership and the Contradictions of Socialist Revolution 117
13. II. Charismatic Observations
14. 7 Charismatic Leaders, Political Religion and Social Movements: Western Europe at the End of the Nineteenth Century 141
15. 8 ‘Je ne sais quoi’: Some Reflections on the Study of Charisma 155
16. 9 Incendiary Personalities: Uncommon Comments on Charisma in Social Movements 164
17. Bibliography 181
18. Notes on Contributors 195
19. Index 199