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Hardback. New. Machiavelli is popularly known as a teacher of tyrants, a key proponent of the unscrupulous "Machiavellian" politics laid down in his landmark political treatise The Prince. Others cite the Discourses on Livy to argue that Machiavelli is actually a passionate advocate of republican politics who saw the need for occasional harsh measures to maintain political order. Which best characterizes the teachings of the prolific Italian philosopher? With Machiavelli's Politics, Catherine H. Zuckert turns this question on its head with a major reinterpretation of Machiavelli's prose works that reveals a surprisingly cohesive view of politics. Starting with Machiavelli's two major political works, Zuckert persuasively shows that the moral revolution Machiavelli sets out in The Prince lays the foundation for the new form of democratic republic he proposes in the Discourses. Distrusting ambitious politicians to serve the public interest of their own accord, Machiavelli…
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- Title Machiavelli's Politics
- Author Catherine H. Zuckert
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition Hardback
- Pages 512
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of Chicago Press
- Date 2017
- Features Bibliography, Index
- ISBN 9780226434803 / 022643480X
- Weight 1.8 lbs (0.82 kg)
- Dimensions 9.2 x 6.1 x 1.5 in (23.37 x 15.49 x 3.81 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 15th Century
- Chronological Period: 16th Century
- Cultural Region: Italy
- Library of Congress subjects Political science, Machiavelli, Niccolao - Criticism and
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2016033961
- Dewey Decimal Code 320.1
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