IntroducingMachiavelli:AGraphicGuide
- 作者
- 出版社 TotemBooks
- 出版时间 2012年1月
- ISBN 9781848311756
- 定价 84.30
内容简介
IllustratedguidetothecrucialItalianphilosopherandauthorofThePrince.'Machiavellian'isapopularbywordfortreacheryandopportunism.Machiavelli'sclassicbookonstatecraft,ThePrince,publishedover400yearsago,remainscontroversialtothisdaybecauseofitselectrifyingfranknessasapracticalguidetopower.Isitahow-tomanualfordictators,acynicalphilosophyof'theendjustifiesthemeans',oramorecomplexandsubtleanalysisofsuccessfulgovernment?MachiavelliwasaloyalservantoftheFlorentinerepublic.HisoppositiontoMedicidespotismledhimtotortureontherackandexile,andyethechoseashismodelforthePrincethemostnotorioustyrant,CesareBorgia.IntroducingMachiavellitracesthecolourfullifeofthisparadoxicalrealistwhoseclear-sightedpatriotismmadehimthefirsttrulymodernpoliticalscientist.MachiavelliisseenascentraltothepostmoderndebateonCivilSociety.ThisbookbringsthecreativeturbulenceofRenaissanceItalytolife,andpresentsacompellingportraitofakeyfigureofEuropeanpoliticalhistory.
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