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Reading Machiavelli: Scandalous Books, Suspect Engagements, and the Virtue of Populist Politics
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Reading Machiavelli: Scandalous Books, Suspect Engagements, and the Virtue of Populist Politics
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) John P. McCormick
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:288 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140 |
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| Category/Genre | Western philosophy - Medieval and Renaissance c 500 to c 1600
Social and political philosophy |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780691211541
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| Classifications | Dewey:320.01 |
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| Audience | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | | Professional & Vocational | |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Princeton University Press
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| Imprint |
Princeton University Press
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| Publication Date |
15 December 2020 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
A new reading of Machiavelli's major works that demonstrates how he has been previously misread To what extent was Niccolo Machiavelli a "Machiavellian"? Was he an amoral adviser of tyranny or a stalwart partisan of liberty? A neutral technician of power politics or a devout Italian patriot? A reviver of pagan virtue or initiator of modern nihil
Author Biography
John P. McCormick is professor of political science at the University of Chicago. His books include Weimar Thought (Princeton) and Machiavellian Democracy.
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