Sick man running the country

Author: (French) Pierre Akos, (Swiss) Pierre Lantsch
Translator: Guo Hong'an
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Publish Date: 2005-07-01
Features: The Crippled Emperor has captivated readers for over two decades, becoming a timeless, universally acclaimed international bestseller. Since its introduction to China in the early 1980s, it has been a sensation, drawing countless readers eager to obtain it. The term "the crippled emperor" has even become a widely used idiom. The weight of these long-standing norms. But what if these ailments befell the heads of state and they couldn’t afford to leave their leadership posts? This is a unique and insightful biography that delves into the lives of famous figures. From Lenin and Stalin to Churchill and Hitler, from Roosevelt and Kennedy to de Gaulle, Khrushchev, and Brezhnev, the renowned French journalist Pierre Akos and Swiss medical doctor Pierre Lantsch explore the rich personalities and political lives of 20th-century global leaders from perspectives such as medicine, physiology, and psychology. The great figures portrayed by the authors all suffered from varying degrees of illness, even incurable conditions. These diseases profoundly influenced their personal lives, political careers, and, consequently, the destinies of their nations. Doctors, in their relentless efforts at bedside or operating tables, wage battles that are not only about the survival of individuals but also shape the course of human civilization.