In sickness and in power : illness in heads of government during the last 100 years /
Illness in heads of government during the last 100 years
David Owen.
- English language ed.
- Westport, Conn. : Praeger, c2008.
- xxiv, 420 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [371]-392) and index.
1901-1953 -- 1953-2007 -- Prime Minister Eden's illness and Suez -- President Kennedy's health -- The Shah's secret illness -- President Mitterrand's prostate cancer -- Bush, Blair and the war in Iraq -- Safeguarding against illness in heads of government -- Conclusion.
Heads of state--Mental illness. Heads of state--Mental illness--History--20th century. Heads of state--Health and hygiene. Heads of state--Health and hygiene--History--21st century. Federal government--History--20th century. Federal government--History--21st century. Famous Persons. Mental Disorders. Federal Government--history. History, 20th Century. History, 21st Century. Political Systems--history.