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Machiavelli: A Beginner's Guide (Beginner's Guides)
Cary J. Nederman
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Paperback. Machiavelli was infamous for his support of brutality and repression as valid political instruments. This book highlights the complexities in his thought, highlighting that he advocated democracy as much as dictatorship, debate as much as violence, depending upon prevailing political conditions. Series: Beginner's Guides. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HPCB; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 64. Weight in Grams: 180.
Machiavelli has been among the most commented upon, criticized and feared thinkers of the modern world. Infamous for his support of brutality and repression as valid political instruments, he is often portrayed as the pantomime villain of political theorists. In this whirlwind tour of Machiavelli’s writings and eventful life, Nederman highlights the complexities in his thought, showing that he actually advocated democracy as much as dictatorship, debate as much as violence, depending upon prevailing political conditions.
Machiavelli has been among the most commented upon, criticized and feared thinkers of the modern world. Infamous for his support of brutality and repression as valid political instruments, he is often portrayed as the pantomime villain of political theorists. In this whirlwind tour of Machiavelli’s writings and eventful life, Nederman highlights the complexities in his thought, showing that he actually advocated democracy as much as dictatorship, debate as much as violence, depending upon prevailing political conditions.
Product Details
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Series
Beginner's Guides
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781851686391
SKU
V9781851686391
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About Cary J. Nederman
Cary J. Nederman is professor of political science at Texas A&M University. He is the author of over twenty books on the history of Western political thought.
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