Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgments Akhenaton, King of Egypt (c. 1396-1360, B.C.E.) by Sheldon Avery Mustapha Kemal Pasha Ataturk, President of Turkey (1881-1938) by Karl Larew Prince Otto von Bismarck-Schoönhausen, Chancellor of Germany (1815-1898) by Eric A. Belgrad Fidel Castro, Premier of Cuba (1927-) by Gersham A. Nelson Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia (1729-1796) by Arnold Blumberg Camillo, Count Benso de Cavour, Prime Minister of Sardinia-Piedmont and Italy (1810-1861) by Lawrence P. Adamczyk Charles I, King of England (1600-1649) by Gerald W. Morton Charles V, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (1500-1558) by Eleanor L. Turk Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of England (1599-1658) by Arnold Blumberg Charles de Gaulle, President of France (1890-1970) by Lucile Martineau Elizabeth I, Queen of England (1533-1603) by Clifton W. Potter, Jr. Francisco Franco Bahamonde, Chief of State of Spain (1892-1975) by Robert H. Whealey Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary (1830-1916) by Lawrence Sondhaus Indira Nehru Gandhi, Prime Minister of India (1917-1984) by Peter Merani Mikhail Gorbachev, General Secretary of the Communist Party, and Later President of the Soviet Union (1931-) by David M. Crowe Henry VIII, King of England (1491-1547) by W. M. Spellman Herod the Great, King of Judea (c. 75 B.C.E.-4 B.C.E.) by H. W. Basser and Aaron Lichtenstein Toyotami Hideyoshi, Supreme Daimyo of Japan (1536-1598) by Wayne McWilliams Ho Chi Minh, President of the Democratic Republic of Viet Nam (1890-1969) by Marilynn M. Larew Ivan IV, The Terrible, Grand Prince and Tsar of Moscow (1533-1584) by Alexander Sydorenko Bohdan Zynovyi Khel'nyts'kyi, Hetman of the Ukraine (c. 1595-1657) by Alexander Sydorenko Nikita Sergeevitch Khruschev, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1894-1971) by David M. Crowe Pierre Laval, Premier of France (1883-1945) by Bertram M. Gordon V. I. Lenin, Revolutionary Leader of Russia (1870-1924) by J. Martin Ryle Leopold II, King of the Belgians (1835-1909) by Arnold Blumberg Louis XIV, King of France (1638-1715) by Andrew Trout Mao Zedong, Dictator of the People's Republic of China (1893-1976) by Wayne McWilliams Mary I, Queen of England (1516-1558) by Arnold Blumberg Ivan Stepanovych Mazepa, Hetman of the Ukraine (c. 1632-1709) by Alexander Sydorenko Cosimo De' Medici, Head of the Council of the Republic of Florence (1389-1464) by Armin Mruck Clemens von Metternich, Chancellor of Austria (1773-1859) by Peter W. Becker Napoleon I, Emperor of the French (1769-1821) by Lawrence P. Adamczyk Napoleon III, Emperor of the French (1808-1873) by Arnold Blumberg Kwame Nkrumah, President of Ghana (1909-1972) by Sheldon Avery Julius Kambarage Nyerere (1922-) by Sheldon Avery Juan Domingo Peron, President of Argentina (1895-1974) by James A. Baer Peter the Great, Emperor of Russia (1672-1725) by Harry Piotrowski Pheidon, King of Argos (First Half of the Seventh Century) by Carol G. Thomas Philip II, King of Spain (1527-1598) by Paul J. Hauben Abd al-Karim Qassem, Ruler of Iraq (1914-1953) by Reeva S. Simon Qin Shih Huang Di, Emperor of China (259 B.C.-210 B.C.) by Wayne C. McWilliams Stenka Razin, Cossack Rebel in Russia (c. 1630-1671) by Harry Piotrowski Richard II, King of England (1367-1399) by George B. Stow Richard III, King of England (1452-1485) by William B. Robison Maximilien Robespierre, Revolutionary Leader in France (1758-1794) by Robert Forster Joseph Stalin, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1879-1953) by Johnpeter H. Grill Pyotr Arkad`evich Stolypin, Prime Minister of Russia (1862-1911) by Jackson Taylor Josip Broz Tito, Leader of Yugoslavia (1892-1980) by Alexander Sydorenko Trajan, Emperor of Rome (53-117) by Thomas H. Watkins Vespasian, Emperor of Rome (9-79) by Thomas H. Watkins Wilhelm II, Emperor of Germany (1859-1941) by Eleanor L. Turk Thomas Wolsey, Lord Chancellor of England (c. 1472-1530) by William B. Robison Index

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Promotes critical thinking and student debate about the exercise of power by world leaders.

About the Author

ARNOLD BLUMBERG is Professor of History at Towson State University in Maryland. A specialist in European and Middle Eastern diplomatic history, he is the author of A Carefully Planned Accident: The Italian War of 1859 (1990), Zion Before Zionism (1986), A View from Jerusalem, 1849-1858 (1980), and (1971), as well as numerous articles.

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.,."the book should be useful for teachers and advanced students researching world history and political topics."-The Book Report

?...the book should be useful for teachers and advanced students researching world history and political topics.?-The Book Report

?A fascinating approach to the history of political leadership that focuses on the essential questions: 'Can a leader be effective without being tyrannical?' and 'At what point does tyranny begin to self-destruct?' The writing throughout is graceful and authoritative. The subject index is detailed. A solid resource for political biography, for debate, and for the promotion of critical-thinking skills.?-School Library Journal

?This work can serve as a useful introduction to the lives and policies of numerous historically prominent rulers. ... Great Leaders, Great Tyrants? should initiate study and analysis, and lead to consultation of more substantive works describing and analyzing the lives and policies of these individuals.?-ARBA

..."the book should be useful for teachers and advanced students researching world history and political topics."-The Book Report

"This work can serve as a useful introduction to the lives and policies of numerous historically prominent rulers. ... Great Leaders, Great Tyrants? should initiate study and analysis, and lead to consultation of more substantive works describing and analyzing the lives and policies of these individuals."-ARBA

"A fascinating approach to the history of political leadership that focuses on the essential questions: 'Can a leader be effective without being tyrannical?' and 'At what point does tyranny begin to self-destruct?' The writing throughout is graceful and authoritative. The subject index is detailed. A solid resource for political biography, for debate, and for the promotion of critical-thinking skills."-School Library Journal