The Nursing Father: Moses as a Political LeaderUniversity of Alabama Press, 1984 - 262 pages |
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Page 24
... Hierarchy , too , has its difficulties with leadership . Obedience may begin to replace initiative ; everyone may do the same foolish thing unquestioningly . The lack of criticism may prove stultifying . In practice , hierarchy could ...
... Hierarchy , too , has its difficulties with leadership . Obedience may begin to replace initiative ; everyone may do the same foolish thing unquestioningly . The lack of criticism may prove stultifying . In practice , hierarchy could ...
Page 216
... hierarchy must be added the incompatibilities between these regimes . Hierarchies want to maintain differences among people , equities to diminish them . Equities are suspi- cious of wealth ; hierarchies want to enhance it for the glory ...
... hierarchy must be added the incompatibilities between these regimes . Hierarchies want to maintain differences among people , equities to diminish them . Equities are suspi- cious of wealth ; hierarchies want to enhance it for the glory ...
Page 256
... hierarchies and allow power and status to come together . As they do this , they become monotheistic . In a Hindu system , the ruler is at the head of the power hierarchy , but the Brahmin is at the head of the status hierarchy . Hence ...
... hierarchies and allow power and status to come together . As they do this , they become monotheistic . In a Hindu system , the ruler is at the head of the power hierarchy , but the Brahmin is at the head of the status hierarchy . Hence ...
Contents
Introduction Why Me? Why Moses? Why Leadership? | 1 |
Passive People Passive Leader | 27 |
Pharaoh What Not to Do | 62 |
Copyright | |
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