The Coming Caesars

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Table of contents :
Introduction, 5

PART I | EUROPE: THE NEW GREECE
Chapter I. Seedtime: Renaissance and Reformation, 17
Chapter II. Foundation of the New Rome, 33
Chapter III. The Age of Enlightenment, 46
Chapter IV. The Age of Revolution, 62
Chapter V. The Fateful Decisions, 70

PART II | AMERICA: THE NEW ROME
Chapter VI. Hellenistic and Victorian Ages, 87
Chapter VII. The Turning Point, 102
Chapter VIII. The Rule of Law, 116
Chapter IX. Growth and Expansion, 123
Chapter X. The Rise of Democracy, 136
Chapter XI. Jackson and the New Presidency, 146
Chapter XII. The Civil War, 159
Chapter XIII. The New Union, 168
Chapter XIV. From One Century to Another, 184

PART III | THE DECLINE OF EUROPE
Chapter XV. Twilight of Europe's Hellenistic Age, 203
Chapter XVI. The Lost Generation, 218
Chapter XVII. The New Deal, 231
Chapter XVIII. The Second World War, 247

PART IV | THE RISE OF AMERICA
Chapter XIX. European Culture and American Civilization, 269
Chapter XX. Dawn of the New Roman Age, 292
Chapter XXI. United States and United Nations, 316
Chapter XXII. The Coming Caesars, 328

Appendix, 343

Notes and References, 357

Bibliography, 371

Index, 375

The Coming Caesars