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Introducing Machiavelli - A Graphic Guide (Paperback)
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Introducing Machiavelli - A Graphic Guide (Paperback)
Series: Graphic Guides
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Illustrated guide to the crucial Italian philosopher and author of
The Prince. 'Machiavellian' is a popular byword for treachery and
opportunism. Machiavelli's classic book on statecraft, The Prince,
published over 400 years ago, remains controversial to this day
because of its electrifying frankness as a practical guide to
power. Is it a how-to manual for dictators, a cynical philosophy of
'the end justifies the means', or a more complex and subtle
analysis of successful government? Machiavelli was a loyal servant
of the Florentine republic. His opposition to Medici despotism led
him to torture on the rack and exile, and yet he chose as his model
for the Prince the most notorious tyrant, Cesare Borgia.
Introducing Machiavelli traces the colourful life of this
paradoxical realist whose clear-sighted patriotism made him the
first truly modern political scientist. Machiavelli is seen as
central to the postmodern debate on Civil Society. This book brings
the creative turbulence of Renaissance Italy to life, and presents
a compelling portrait of a key figure of European political
history.
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