History A-Level
Charismatic authority and personal rule
What Charismatic authority and personal rule means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Charismatic authority and personal rule
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
A governing style in which broad ideological directions are set, detail is delegated, and rival agencies compete for favour.
Topics that use Charismatic authority and personal rule
- Paper 3, Option 37.2: Germany, 1871–1990: united, divided and reunited - 3 A new Reich, 1933–35 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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