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In sickness and in power : illness in heads of government during the last 100 years

Owen, David, 1938-2009
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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.
Edition:
[Updated ed.].
Imprint:
London : Methuen, 2009.
Collation:
xxviii, 420 p., [24] p. of plates : ports. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Previous ed.: 2008.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780413776891 (pbk)
Dewey class:
909.820922909.820922909.8'2'0922
Language:
English
BRN:
967486
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