The Discourses Niccolo Machiavelli Penguin Classics Αγγλικά Βιβλία Social Sciences Politics - Current Affairs

Few Figures In Intellectual History Have Proved As Notorious And Ambiguous Niccolò Machiavelli But While His Treatise The Prince Made Name Synonymous With Autocratic Ruthlessness Cynical Manipulation Discourses (C 1517) Shows A Radically Different Outlook On World Of Politics This Carefully Argued Commentary Livy’s Republican Rome Proposed System Government That Would Uphold Civic Freedom Security By Instilling Virtues Active Citizenship Also Encourage Citizens To Put Needs State Above Selfish Personal Interests Ambitious Scope Clear-Eyed Pragmatic Creates Modern Theory Republic Leslie J Walker’s Definitive Translation Has Been Revised Brian Richardson Is Accompanied An Introduction Bernard Crick Which Illuminates Machiavelli’s Historical Context New Theories Edition Includes Suggestions For Further Reading Notes Σελίδες: 544 Διαστάσεις: 12 9X12 9Cm