Description: Shows the importance of honor for leaders, both as a source of noble ambition to pursue the public good and as dangerous temptation to seek glory through domination.
Brief description: Haig Patapan is Professor in the School of Government and International Relations at Griffith University in Australia. His many books include The Democratic Leader: How Democracy Defines, Empowers, and Limits its Leaders (coauthored with John Kane).
Review Quotes:
"...A Dangerous Passion is a shrewd combination of the history of political thought and the analysis of contemporary political issues. Leading the way into the scholarly discussion of the relations between honor and political leadership, this book is an honorable attempt of Patapan's to deepen our understanding of honor, leadership, and politics in general." - Review of Politics