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Machiavelli

A Beginner's Guide

Cary J Nederman author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Oneworld Publications

Published:13th Jan '09

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Liberal thinker or immoral pragmatist? You decide…

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.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.

ISBN: 9781851686391

Dimensions: 201mm x 132mm x 12mm

Weight: 186g

192 pages