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The Crowd · Character

Alexander

Ancient leader cited to illustrate the role of prestige in leadership.

minor

First appearance: the crowd

Alexander shows up with force in The Imagination of Crowds. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Referenced alongside Caesar as a great leader who understood crowd imagination.
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In The Imagination of Crowds: Referenced alongside Caesar as a great leader who understood crowd imagination. Later, in Reason: Mentioned…

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6 connections

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CXComrade XNANapoleonCACaesarCRCrowdsBUBuddhaALAlexander

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Historical Prestige Archetypes
  • Crowd Leadership Theorists
  • Protagonist

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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point

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