Table of Contents

W. E. B. Du Bois: Black Radical Liberal An Africana Philosophical Reading of Du Bois's Political Thought Alightings of Poetry: The Dialectics of Voice and Silence in W. E. B. Du Bois's Narrative of Double-Consciousness The Political Miracle: Black Reconstruction and the End(s) of Whiteness" The People, Rhetoric, and Affect: On the Political Force of Du Bois' The Souls of Black Folk Honest and Earnest Criticism as the Soul of Democracy: Du Bois's Style of Democratic Reasoning A Democracy of Differences: Knowledge and the Unknowable in Du Bois's Theory of Democratic Governance The Cost of Liberty: Sacrifice and Survival in Du Bois's John Brown On Democratic Leadership and Social Change: Positioning Du Bois in the Shadow of a Gray To-come A Splendid Failure? Black Reconstruction and Du Bois's Tragic Vision of Politics 'Love is God and Work is his Prophet:' Decolonial Extension and Gandhian Exploration in Du Bois' Interwar Years

About the Author

Arnold M. Ludwig, Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Kentucky, is the past winner of the Hofheimer Prize Award for Outstanding Research in his field and is the author of ten books, including How Do We Know Who We Are?: A Biography of the Self and The Price of Greatness, a study of the connection between creative genius and insanity.

Reviews

"[T]he book is written well and in an accessible and engaging style. The author possesses a fine sense of humor, facilitated by a rich collection of entertaining and often bizarre anecdotes about world leaders, especially about characters such as Idi Amin, Bokassa, or Trujillo." -- Human Nature Review

"A scholarly attempt to measure political leadership with the cool objectivity of science." -- New York Times

"A thoroughly enjoyable read.... Ludwig's eye for an anecdote is a good one, and provides much pleasure." -- Nth Position

"A unique and important contribution.... The insights and analyses have far-reaching consequences to all fields of human endeavor, especially to politics.... Clear, cogent, and at times laced with humor." -- George Schaller, Wildlife Conservation Society

"An arresting book that casts political science out the window and explains leadership through comparisons with chimpanzees, baboons, and gorillas." -- Washington Post Book World

"An enjoyable book. The statistical tables alone are worth the price." -- Journal of the American Medical Association

"Every single page contains something striking and thought-provoking." -- Fortean Times

"The author measures each [leader] on an index of political greatness and explores the common predilection toward conflict and war. This book will serve readers at all levels." -- Choice

"There is a richness to Ludwig's approach that is very appealing." -- Leadership

"Well-written, engaging, insightful.... Ludwig's book makes a bona fide contribution to the study of leadership." -- Rhetoric and Public Affairs

"World politics is made by world leaders. These men (very few are women), who love to present themselves as having their people's interests at heart, are driven by the same desire for power recognized by every primatologist as a universal alpha male characteristic. Based on nearly two thousand profiles of political leaders, King of the Mountain drives this point home as no other book before." -- Frans B. M. de Waal, author of Chimpanzee Politics