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Machiavelli : A Portrait /
The man whose name is shorthand for all that is ugly in politics was more nuanced than his reputation suggests. Christopher Celenza's portrait of Machiavelli removes the varnish to reveal not just the hardnosed philosopher but the skilled diplomat, learned commentator on ancient history, comic...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, MA :
Harvard University Press,
[2015]
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| Edición: | Pilot project. eBook available to selected US libraries only |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The man whose name is shorthand for all that is ugly in politics was more nuanced than his reputation suggests. Christopher Celenza's portrait of Machiavelli removes the varnish to reveal not just the hardnosed philosopher but the skilled diplomat, learned commentator on ancient history, comic playwright, tireless letter writer, and thwarted lover. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (256 p.) |
| ISBN: | 9780674425194 9783110665901 |
| Acceso: | restricted access |