Hubris : the road to Donald Trump : power, popularism, narcissism /
Hubris : the road to Donald Trump : power, populism narcissism
David Owen.
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Introduction: hubris, narcissism and hubris syndrome -- 1. The emerging US presidency: Jefferson, Jackson and Theodore Roosevelt -- 2. Moralism v. opportunism: Woodrow Wilson and Lloyd George -- 3. The Atlantic Charter: imperialism disowned: Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill -- 4. Suez: lying to America. Eden and Eisenhower -- 5. President John F. Kennedy's drug abuse in 1961 -- 6. Vietnam: how Harold Wilson resisted Lyndon Johnson's demands for UK military involvement -- 7. Iraq: the hubris of George W. Bush and Tony Blair -- 8. Hubris and the military mentality -- 9. Hubris and the character of business -- 10. The hubris of Neville Chamberlain and Margaret Thatcher -- 11. President Donald Trump's populism -- 12. Conclusion.
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Trump, Donald, 1946-
Heads of state--Psychology. Presidents--United States. Prime ministers--Great Britain.
Great Britain--Politics and government--20th century. United States--Politics and government--20th century. Great Britain--Politics and government--21st century. United States--Politics and government--21st century.