{"product_id":"hail-caesars-philippe-fabry-9782488821001","title":"Hail Caesars!: The Rise of Caesarism in America","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor nearly a decade, America has been transforming in ways no one predicted. Donald Trump's rise, his populist revolution, and his triumphant 2024 return alongside Elon Musk represent something far deeper than a political anomaly-they signal a\u003cstrong\u003e fundamental shift in American society that observers and pundits have consistently failed to analyze. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe phenomenon seems incomprehensible and spectacular-especially when viewed through the conventional lens that places European regimes and the United States in the same category of \"democracy.\" But there's a reason this framework fails: \u003cstrong\u003e it fundamentally fails to graps the deep socio-cultural forces behind those differences. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this stunning work of historical comparatism\u003c\/strong\u003e, Philippe Fabry draws striking parallels between America and the great republics of the past, those of Rome, Carthage, Venice, the United Provinces and more, and develops a new model to better understand the historical and institutional trajectory of these societies, that of the oligarchic republic. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmerica is at the dawn of its absolutist phase, an era that will see the considerable strengthening of the power of the presidency, and \u003cstrong\u003emight even put an end to American democracy as we know it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Philippe Fabry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 2488821004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9782488821001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e French Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/27\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 142\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.39d","brand":"Philippe Fabry","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48175790817535,"sku":"9782488821001","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7b818fd6-ae48-4dec-8775-d7253128ce39.jpg?v=1771335924","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hail-caesars-philippe-fabry-9782488821001","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}