Reading Machiavelli - Scandalous Books, Suspect Engagements, and the Virtue of Populist Politics (Paperback)

A new reading of Machiavelli’s major works that demonstrates how he has been previously misread To what extent was Niccolò 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 nihilism? Reading Machiavelli answers these questions through original interpretations of Machiavelli’s three major political works—The Prince, Discourses, and Florentine Histories—and demonstrates that a radically democratic populism seeded the Florentine’s scandalous writings. John McCormick challenges the misguided understandings of Machiavelli set forth by prominent thinkers, including Jean-Jacques Rousseau and representatives of the Straussian and Cambridge schools, and he emphasizes the fundamental, often unacknowledged elements of a vibrant Machiavellian politics. Advancing fresh readings of Machiavelli’s work, this book presents a new outlook on how politics should be conceptualized and practiced.

General

Imprint:	Princeton University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2020
First published:	2018
Authors:	John P. McCormick
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	288
ISBN-13:	978-0-691-21154-1
Categories:	Books
LSN:	0-691-21154-X
Barcode:	9780691211541

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