The Fall and Rise of Political Leaders: Olof Palme, Olusegun Obasanjo, and Indira Gandhi

by L. Derfler

Overview

Olof Palme (Sweden), Olusegun Obasanjo (Nigeria), and Indira Gandhi (India) achieved the pinnacle of political power, fell from or relinquished power, and then, after a period in the political wilderness, regained it. By placing greater emphasis than that customarily accorded by biographers on the "interment" that followed their "fall" and preceded their "resurrection," the book describes how what they did, the lessons they learned, and the mistakes made by their successors facilitated their reentry.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781349290512
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication date:	01/12/2011
Edition description:	1st ed. 2011
Pages:	271
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x (d)

About the Author

LESLIE DERFLER is Professor of History at Florida Atlantic University, USA.

Table of Contents

Olof Palme: Creation Olof Palme: Termination Olof Palme: Interment Olof Palme: Resurrection Olusegun Obasanjo: Creation Olusegun Obasanjo: Termination Olusegun Obasanjo: Interment Olusegun Obasanjo: Resurrection Indira Gandhi: Creation Indira Gandhi: Termination Indira Gandhi: Interment Indira Gandhi: Resurrection

Editorial Reviews

"This is an intriguing and ambitious project. A comparison of eight political careers that share a common pattern of attaining power and then returning after a time out of power in which the actors gain perspective on their exercise of power and the problems they confronted in implementing policy, offers an opportunity to make comparisons across divides of nation-state and diverse political cultures." - John (Kim) Munholland, University of Minnesota

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