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Introducing Machiavelli: A Graphic Guide
Patrick Curry
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Description for Introducing Machiavelli: A Graphic Guide
Paperback. Illustrated guide to the crucial Italian philosopher and author of The Prince Illustrator(s): Zarate, Oscar. Series: Introducing.. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 116 x 165 x 13. Weight in Grams: 154.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Icon Books
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Series
Introducing...
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Duxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848311756
SKU
V9781848311756
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About Patrick Curry
Patrick Curry is a freelance writer and historian. Oscar Zarate is one of the UK's leading graphic artists. He has illustrated numerous Introducing titles. His graphic novel A Small Killing won the Will Eisner Prize.
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