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Historical biography is a perennially popular genre, but in academia, “great man” accounts of history have been unfashionable for a couple of generations. Most historians focus on broad structural factors.
They are not wrong. The great man theory is a limited frame through which to view history, not least because it ignores half the human population. It remains useful though underrated, even as a way to understand leadership in an era of hyperpartisanship.
The current emphasis on structural influences reflects a turn away from traditional political history and its focus on the clash of big personalities. Historian Alan Taylor’s excellent
The Russians are coming! So says the Australian mainstream media. To be honest, I don’t know what the Murdoch press is saying as my equilibrium depends on my not reading it. The other major media chain, Nine Entertainment, is in full neo-Cold War mode. Nine Entertainment, as its name implies, has been best known for […]
Around 100,000 Russian troops are currently massed on the Ukrainian border. Talk of an invasion fills the air. British intelligence claims President Putin…