Machiavelli : a very short introduction / Quentin Skinner.
By: Skinner, Quentin
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TextSeries: Very short introductions ; 31Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000Description: 110 p. : ill. ; 18 cmISBN: 0192854070; 9780192854070; 019154034XSubject(s): Machiavelli, Niccolò, 1469-1527 | Political scientists -- Biography | Political Science -- ItalyDDC classification: 320.1/092 | B LOC classification: JC143.M4 | S57 2000Online resources: Table of contents only | Publisher description
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Summary: Machiavelli taught that political leaders must be prepared to do evil that good may come of it. Because of this he has gained a sinister reputation. Focusing on 3 major works, Skinner distils from them an introduction to Machiavelli's doctrines of clarity.
Introduction -- 1. The diplomat -- 2. The adviser to princes -- 3. The theorist of liberty -- 4. The historian of Florence -- Works by Machiavelli quoted in the text.
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"For this new edition I have thoroughly revised my text and brought the bibliography up to date"--Pref.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-106) and index.
Introduction -- 1. The diplomat -- 2. The adviser to princes -- 3. The theorist of liberty -- 4. The historian of Florence -- Works by Machiavelli quoted in the text.
Machiavelli taught that political leaders must be prepared to do evil that good may come of it. Because of this he has gained a sinister reputation. Focusing on 3 major works, Skinner distils from them an introduction to Machiavelli's doctrines of clarity.
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