{"product_id":"9781541644861-the-hollow-crown","title":"The Hollow Crown","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShakespeare on How Leaders Rise, Rule, and Fall\u003cbr\u003eWhat Shakespeare's plays can teach us about modern-day politics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Shakespeare understood power: what it is, how it works, how it is gained, and how it is lost. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Hollow Crown\u003c\/i\u003e, Eliot A. Cohen reveals how the battling princes of \u003ci\u003eHenry IV\u003c\/i\u003e and scheming senators of \u003ci\u003eJulius Caesar\u003c\/i\u003e can teach us to better understand power and politics today. The White House, after all, is a court-with intrigue and conflict rivalling those on the Globe's stage-as is an army, a business, or a university. And each court is full of driven characters, in all their ambition, cruelty, and humanity. \u003ci\u003eHenry V\u003c\/i\u003e's inspiring speeches reframe John F. Kennedy's appeal, \u003ci\u003eRichard III\u003c\/i\u003e's wantonness illuminates Vladimir Putin's brutality, and \u003ci\u003eThe Tempest\u003c\/i\u003e's grace offers a window into the presidency of George Washington. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn original and incisive perspective, \u003ci\u003eThe Hollow Crown\u003c\/i\u003e shows how Shakespeare's works transform our understanding of the leaders who, for good or ill, make and rule our world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40874020044897,"sku":"9781541644861","price":22.21,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_26889544.jpg?v=1721332195","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781541644861-the-hollow-crown","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}