Dissertations and Theses @ UNI
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Open Access Thesis
Keywords
Castro, Fidel, --1926-2016; Weber, Max, --1864-1920; Leadership--Case studies; Leadership; Dissertations, Academic; Case studies;
Abstract
In this thesis a limited test of Max Weber's theory of charisma was conducted by applying it to the case of a Third World leader, that of Fidel Castro. This was achieved by reviewing and analyzing Weber's original formulation, the various interpretations of it that followed, and the different ways Weber's theory has been reconstructed for the purpose of guiding research on charisma. Ralph Hummel's (1972) and Richard Fagen's (1965) separate sets of propositions, based on reconstructions of different parts of Weber's theory, were chosen to guide the research on Castro's case. The interpretive data generated by this process constituted the test of Weber's theory. As controls on the interpretive methodology used a review of a wide range of materials on Castro and the Cuban history was done. The materials were compared with each other and the topic was approached with an open mind.
Year of Submission
1983
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
First Advisor
Gene M. Lutz
Second Advisor
Jerry D. Stockdale
Third Advisor
Adolfo Franco
Date Original
1983
Object Description
1 PDF file (154 leaves)
Copyright
©1983 Leida Javier-Vivoni
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Javier-Vivoni, Leida, "A Test of Max Weber’s Theory of Charismatic Leadership in a Third World Case: Cuba’s Fidel Castro" (1983). Dissertations and Theses @ UNI. 3038.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/etd/3038
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