Colossal control failures : from Julius Caesar to 9/11 /: from Julius Caesar to 9/11. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jack P. Gibbs.
• Other Names: Gibbs, Jack P
• Contents: The ubiquity of control failures, the nature of attempted control, and some control principles -- Control over human behavior and the notion of power -- Herbert Hoover's nightmare -- FDR's ineffective attempt to pack the Supreme Court -- Richard Nixon's stonewalling -- Robespierre reaches far too far -- Trotsky's fatal misperception of Stalin -- "Che" Guevara : an iconic but failed revolutionary -- Caesar crosses the Rubicon -- Hitler's putsch and his invasion of the U.S.S.R -- The Juice walks : prosecutorial control failures in O.J. Simpson's criminal trial -- AIDS : a global threat with no end in sight -- Control failures and 9/11, America's worst day -- Some hopefully significant comparisons -- Bearing on the future : optimism and pessimism.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (304 pages)
• Subjects: 303.3409; Leadership -- Case studies; Social control; Leadership -- Moral and ethical aspects
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781317262220; 1317262220
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.