In Sickness and in Power: Illness in Heads of Government During the Last 100 YearsMethuen, 2008 - 420 páginas This study of illness in heads of government between 1901 and 2007 considers how illness and therapy - both physical and mental - affect the process of government and decision-making, leading to acts of folly, in the sense of stupidity or rashness. |
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... October , much refreshed , it was reported . But that feeling can be only temporary : the body has been subjected to great strain during such a rigor and needs time to recover . Most people , including his colleagues , were quite ...
... October , much refreshed , it was reported . But that feeling can be only temporary : the body has been subjected to great strain during such a rigor and needs time to recover . Most people , including his colleagues , were quite ...
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... October fever . But there are many other observations from people involved at the time confirming Eden's volatile behaviour during the Suez crisis . These accounts are fully compatible with what would be expected of someone taking the ...
... October fever . But there are many other observations from people involved at the time confirming Eden's volatile behaviour during the Suez crisis . These accounts are fully compatible with what would be expected of someone taking the ...
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... October went on neither Macmillan nor Eden ever seemed to weigh the effect on Eisenhower of invading Egypt on the eve of his presidential election . This is very strange since , as democratic politicians themselves , they must have ...
... October went on neither Macmillan nor Eden ever seemed to weigh the effect on Eisenhower of invading Egypt on the eve of his presidential election . This is very strange since , as democratic politicians themselves , they must have ...
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Prime Minister Edens illness and Suez | 109 |
President Kennedys health | 141 |
The Shahs secret illness | 191 |
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