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Colossal Control Failures: From Julius Caesar to 9/11 - Softcover

Gibbs, Jack P.

 
9781594515279: Colossal Control Failures: From Julius Caesar to 9/11
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1594515271 ISBN 13: 9781594515279
Publisher: Routledge, 2008

Synopsis

This fascinating book analyzes 13 control failures in human history, from Robespierre's promotion of the French Revolution, to Hoover's efforts to stop the Great Depression, to the intelligence failures of 9/11. Assessing the causes of 10 additional historical cases, the author's comparative analysis shows how each leadership failure was caused by an expansion of the range of control attempts, their scope, and/or their diversity. A leader's or other actor's attempts to broaden the range of control targets have been most important in causing great human failures. The analysis is timely during an era when war, global warming, and other vexing problems plague our society.

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Jack P. Gibbs

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2008
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1594515271
ISBN 13 
9781594515279
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
298