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Keywords
- Totalitarianism
- political psychology
- charismatic leadership
- revolution
- Adolf Hitler
- Mao Zedong
- Fidel Castro
- Hugo Chávez
- identity
- personality
- political science
- politics
- psychology
- self
- social science
About this book
This book uses the case studies of Adolf Hitler, Mao Zedong, Fidel Castro, and Hugo Chávez in order to introduce the concept of revolutionary totalitarian personality, and to show that this type of personality is decisive in choosing a totalitarian regime-building project and in shaping the ensuing totalitarian process.
Reviews
"In this timely exploration of a complex and nuanced political phenomenon, Theodor Tudoroiu not only dispels the myth that totalitarianism died after the implosion of the Soviet Union but through his exploration of the concept of revolutionary totalitarian personality, challenges dominant perceptions about what constitutes a totalitarian regime. In turn Tudoroiu's engaging exploration of totalitarian regimes offers pointers for the possibilities of new, religious forms of totalitarianism and how they might emerge from otherwise 'traditional' democracies. This book serves as a major theoretical contribution tothe study of totalitarian ideology and authority and will be of enduring value to everyone interested in the persistence of totalitarian regimes." – Dr Matt Killingsworth, Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, University of Tasmania, Australia
"Dr Theodor Tudoroiu makes a serious attempt to shed light on the nature, texture and consequences of a unique type of leadership: totalitarian dictator. After careful thought and exhaustive research the author settles on the three such leaders representing three distinct cultural, geographic and historical settings: Adolf Hitler, Mao Zedong and Fidel Castro. This well written, exhaustively researched, and pioneering work is destined to become a point of reference on an important but neglected topic." – Constantine P. Danopoulos, President's Scholar and Professor of Political Science, San Jose State University, USA
"This multi-layered analysis of totalitarian dictators weaves together an interdisciplinary argument (spanning totalitarianism to political psychology) and comparatively applies it to Hitler, Mao, Castro and (intuitively) Chavez. Understanding leaders able to create highly personalized, charismatic relationships with responsive publics promotes a more mature understanding of non-democratic leadership, a must for contemporary politics." – Carol Strong, Associate Professor, University of Arkansas at Monticello, USA
About the author
Dr Theodor Tudoroiu earned his Ph.D. in Political Science from the Université de Montréal, Canada. He is currently Lecturer at the Department of Political Science of the University of the West Indies at St. Augustine.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Revolutionary Totalitarian Personality
Book Subtitle: Hitler, Mao, Castro, and Chávez
Authors: Theodor Tudoroiu
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-47347-9Published: 06 January 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-57794-1Published: 27 February 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 203