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Why Machiavelli Matters : a Guide to Citizenship in a Democracy.

Machiavelli (1469-1527) is the seminal figure in early modern intellectual history for those living, or wishing to live, in a functional democracy. What Machiavelli is primarily about, and what makes him indispensable to those of us living in and struggling to preserve democracy in America, is the s...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: BERNARD, JOHN
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Barbara : ABC-CLIO, 2008.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction: Machiavelli in His Time; Chapter 2 The Secretary; Chapter 3 Machiavelli as Political Philosopher; Chapter 4 Machiavelli and Republican Virtue; Chapter 5 Machiavelli and the Realm of Fortune; Chapter 6 Machiavelli the Writer; Conclusion: Why Machiavelli Matters; Appendix: Machiavelli's Civic Tracts; Notes; Bibliography; Index. 
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