Recognized scholars from 15 countries offer rich political analyses of 71 European leaders chosen for the significant roles that they have played nationally, regionally, or internationally since 1945. Each in-depth political and intellectual biography assesses the leader's achievements and failures in historical context, key career moments, major allies and opponents and their impact, and the leader's interplay with different political institutions. The essays arranged alphabetically also give a few primary and secondary sources for further research. A short chronology and bibliographical essay on the subject of European political leadership and a full index further enhance this major reference designed for students, scholars, government officials, and journalists in political affairs, European studies, world history, and international relations.

The essays arranged alphabetically also give a few primary and secondary sources for further research. A short chronology and bibliographical essay on the subject of European political leadership and a full index further enhance this major reference designed for undergraduates and graduate students and for scholars, government officials, and journalists in political affairs, European studies, world history, and international relations.

Rich political analyses by recognized scholars from 15 countries of 71 European leaders and the significant roles that they have played at critical times since 1945.

About the Author

DAVID WILSFORD is President and Professor at the Institute for American Universities in Aix-en-Provence, France. He is the author of Doctors and the State (1991) and many articles on industrial and social policies in the advanced industrial democracies. Wilsford is currently working on a forthcoming book, The Comparative Economy of Health Care.

Book Information
ISBN 9780313286230
Author David Wilsford
Format Hardback
Page Count 536
Imprint Greenwood Press
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc