Melancholy of Power - Perception of Tyranny in European Political Culture of the 16th Century (Hardcover, New edition)

The book discusses how the most severe abuses of political power, traditionally termed from the ancient times as 'tyranny', were presented in 16th century political philosophy, propaganda, and literature in Italy, France, England, Scotland, German countries, and Poland-Lithuania. Using a unique interdisciplinary methodology, the book is both timeless and timely as it demonstrates various approaches of acknowledged Renaissance intellectuals to the problem of tyranny and how best to avoid or fight it. The author consciously avoids categories of the classic history of ideas or political thought and instead reveals broader intellectual and cultural connections in the perception of tyranny in the 16th century and its impact on modern debates on different dangers of political abuses of power.

General

Imprint:	Peter Lang Ag
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Studies in History, Memory and Politics, 41
Release date:	April 2021
First published:	2021
Revised by:	Jan Burzynski
Translators:	Thomas Anessi
Authors:	Igor Kakolewski
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	502
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-3-631-84695-7
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > General Books > History > General
LSN:	3-631-84695-9
Barcode:	9783631846957

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