{"product_id":"2026200016635-secondhand-the-reality-of-monarchy","title":"The Reality Of Monarchy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the heart of one of the world's most enduring institutions lies a paradox: a hereditary monarchy navigating the turbulent currents of a modern democratic state. Andrew Duncan's The Reality of Monarchy presents an unflinching, access-driven portrait of the British Royal Family, drawing on rare personal interviews and close observation to chronicle the day-to-day mechanics of an institution simultaneously celebrated and scrutinised. Duncan cuts through the pageantry to reveal the pressures, protocols, and personalities that define what it truly means to wear the Crown in the twentieth century.\n\nA work of sharp political and social insight, The Reality of Monarchy argues that the survival of the British monarchy rests not on tradition alone, but on a careful and continuous performance of relevance. Duncan's prose is precise and authoritative, marshalling his evidence with the cool detachment of a seasoned journalist who has witnessed his subject at close quarters. Sitting at the intersection of biography, political commentary, and social history, this account raises questions about duty, power, and public identity that remain as provocative today as when they were first posed — leaving the reader to wonder just how much of a monarchy's reality is ever truly visible to the outside world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49309681090779,"sku":"2026200016635-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/271b1257-1b94-4151-85ec-56d55d6ccce5.png?v=1789455249","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200016635-secondhand-the-reality-of-monarchy","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}