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Still a vital new area of study, music history pedagogy now
involves the global classroom Viewpoints from both senior and
junior scholars with particular university classroom experiences
are shared Concentrates solely on Music, whereas other Works on
globalizing the classroom have broadly considered many subjects in
the university curriculum
Still a vital new area of study, music history pedagogy now
involves the global classroom Viewpoints from both senior and
junior scholars with particular university classroom experiences
are shared Concentrates solely on Music, whereas other Works on
globalizing the classroom have broadly considered many subjects in
the university curriculum
Niccolo Machiavelli's" Art of War" is one of the world's great
classics of military and political theory. Praised by the finest
military minds in history and said to have influenced no lesser
lights than Frederick the Great and Napoleon, the "Art of War" is
essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the history
and theory of war in the West--and for readers of "The Prince and
Discourse on Livy" who seek to explore more fully the connection
between war and politics in Machiavelli's thought.
Machiavelli scholar Christopher Lynch offers a sensitive and
entirely new translation of the "Art of War," faithful to the
original but rendered in modern, idiomatic English. Lynch's fluid
translation helps readers appreciate anew Machiavelli's brilliant
treatments of the relationships between war and politics, civilians
and the military, and technology and tactics. Clearly laying out
the fundamentals of military organization and strategy, Machiavelli
marshals a veritable armory of precepts, prescriptions, and
examples about such topics as how to motivate your soldiers and
demoralize the enemy's, avoid ambushes, and gain the tactical and
strategic advantage in countless circumstances.
To help readers better appreciate the "Art of War," Lynch provides
an insightful introduction that covers its historical and political
context, sources, influence, and contemporary relevance. He also
includes a substantial interpretive essay discussing the military,
political, and philosophical aspects of the work, as well as maps,
an index of names, and a glossary.
Niccolo Machiavelli's" Art of War" is one of the world's great
classics of military and political theory. Praised by the finest
military minds in history and said to have influenced no lesser
lights than Frederick the Great and Napoleon, the "Art of War" is
essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the history
and theory of war in the West--and for readers of "The Prince and
Discourse on Livy" who seek to explore more fully the connection
between war and politics in Machiavelli's thought.
Machiavelli scholar Christopher Lynch offers a sensitive and
entirely new translation of the "Art of War," faithful to the
original but rendered in modern, idiomatic English. Lynch's fluid
translation helps readers appreciate anew Machiavelli's brilliant
treatments of the relationships between war and politics, civilians
and the military, and technology and tactics. Clearly laying out
the fundamentals of military organization and strategy, Machiavelli
marshals a veritable armory of precepts, prescriptions, and
examples about such topics as how to motivate your soldiers and
demoralize the enemy's, avoid ambushes, and gain the tactical and
strategic advantage in countless circumstances.
To help readers better appreciate the "Art of War," Lynch provides
an insightful introduction that covers its historical and political
context, sources, influence, and contemporary relevance. He also
includes a substantial interpretive essay discussing the military,
political, and philosophical aspects of the work, as well as maps,
an index of names, and a glossary.
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Machiavelli on War
Christopher Lynch
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Machiavelli on War offers a comprehensive interpretation of the
philosopher-historian's treatment of war throughout his writings,
from poems and memoranda drafted while he was Florence's top
official for military matters to his posthumous works, The Prince
and Discourses on Livy. Christopher Lynch argues that the issue of
war permeates the form and content of each of Machiavelli's works,
the substance of his thoughts, and his own activity as a writer,
concluding that he was the first great modern philosopher because
he was the first modern philosopher of war. Lynch details
Machiavelli's understanding of warfare in terms of both actual
armed conflict and at the intellectual level of thinkers competing
on the field of knowledge and belief. Throughout Machiavelli's
works, he focuses on how military commanders' knowledge of human
necessities, beginning with their own, enables and requires them to
mold soldiers, organizationally and politically, to best deploy
them in operations attuned to political context and changing
circumstances. Intellectually, leaders must shape minds, their own
and others', to reject beliefs that would weaken their purpose; for
Machiavelli, this meant overcoming the classical and Christian
traditions in favor of a new teaching of human freedom and
excellence. As Machiavelli on War makes clear, prevailing both on
the battlefield and in the war of ideas demands a single-minded
engagement in "reasoning about everything," beginning with oneself.
For Machiavelli, Lynch shows, the successful military commander is
not just an excellent leader but also an excellent human being in
constant pursuit of the truth about themselves and the world.
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