{"product_id":"machiavelli-nation-9781997976080","title":"Machiavelli Nation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMachiavelli Nation\u003c\/strong\u003e is a provocative work of speculative political fiction that imagines the collapse of modern power structures-and the dangerous, idealistic forces that rush in to replace them. Following the death of his wife, Bernard, an ordinary man burdened by grief and disillusionment, is drawn into a hidden world where elites manipulate governments, economies, and public perception with ruthless precision.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs institutions fracture and long-buried truths surface, Bernard becomes entangled with revolutionaries, operatives, and philosophers who believe the system is beyond reform. Blending near-future speculation with sharp political critique, \u003cem\u003eMachiavelli Nation\u003c\/em\u003e explores corruption, power, moral compromise, and the unsettling question of whether justice can exist outside the law.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eMachiavelli Nation\u003c\/em\u003e, Hannum presents a chilling vision of a society engineered for control-where governments, corporations, and media function as interlocking mechanisms designed to extract obedience, labor, and wealth from the many for the benefit of the few.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBernard never sought to challenge this system. Grieving the loss of his wife and drifting through a hollowed-out existence, he is thrust into a clandestine struggle that exposes the architecture of modern power. Through a web of shadowy foundations, compromised politicians, disillusioned veterans, and self-styled \"cultivators,\" Bernard discovers that revolutions are no longer fought in the streets-but in algorithms, narratives, and economic levers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs coordinated acts of disruption begin to unravel financial systems, political legitimacy, and public trust, characters on every side must confront a terrifying dilemma: if the existing order is irredeemably corrupt, what replaces it-and at what moral cost?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBold, unsettling, and unflinchingly critical, \u003cem\u003eMachiavelli Nation\u003c\/em\u003e is a meditation on power, propaganda, and the thin line between liberation and tyranny in an age where truth itself has become a battlefield.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hannum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/25\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781997976080\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 410\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.84d","brand":"Hannum","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52419012886709,"sku":"9781997976080","price":21.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_a35b7c48-91b7-4086-b5c0-9b66fdc34be8.jpg?v=1775570968","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/machiavelli-nation-9781997976080","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}