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Big caesars and little caesars : how they rise and how they fall : from Julius Caesar to Boris Johnson / Ferdinand Mount.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mount, Ferdinand, 1939- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Heads of state.
- Political leadership.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (304 pages) : illustrations (black and white.
- Place of Publication:
- London, UK ; New York : Bloomsbury Continuum, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2023.
- Contents:
- Part one. The idea of a Caesar. 1 Why is he there?
- 2 The Hero Worshipper
- 3 Augustus and Auguste
- and Adolf
- 4 The Comforting Illusion
- 5 How it Starts
- Part two. The making of Caesars. 1 The Invention of Charisma
- 2 The Timing
- 3 The Prep
- 4 Being Lied to is Good for You
- 5 The Assault on Parliament
- 6 The Enemy at the Gates
- Part three. The unmaking of Caesars. 1 Catiline on the Run
- 2 Gunpowder, Treason, and Plot (?)
- 3 The Dinner Party that Never Was
- 4 The Beer-Hall Putsch
- 5 Mrs Gandhi's Emergency
- 6 Donald Trump and the March on the Capitol
- Part four. The sacredest place.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [273]-292) and index.
- Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- Other Format:
- ebook version :
- ISBN:
- 9781399409698 (electronic bk.)
- 1399409697 (electronic bk.)
- Publisher Number:
- 99996291254
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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