Machiavelli's prince : a new reading /

Why did Machiavelli write 'The Prince' - and why did Church and political authorities find it so threatening? 500 years after Machiavelli first told friends that he had written a 'little work' on principalities, this book tries to answer these questions. It offers a chapter-by-ch...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Benner, Erica (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Temas:
Machiavelli, Niccolò, > 1469-1527. > Principe.
Principe (Machiavelli, Niccolò)
Political science > Early works to 1800.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Reference.
Political science
Early works
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Ironic techniques
  • Coded words
  • Dedication : princes and peoples
  • States. States and modes
  • Maintaining states
  • Empire
  • Absolute government
  • Free cities
  • Modes. Virtú
  • Fortune
  • Crimes
  • Fortunate astuteness
  • Foundations. Abundance and necessity
  • Popes
  • Arms and laws
  • Arms and virtú
  • Knowledge and discipline
  • Virtues and vices. Praise and blame
  • Giving and spending
  • Fear and punishment
  • Deception and good faith
  • What princes should fear
  • Prudence and trust. Trusting one's own subjects
  • Gaining trust from allies
  • Trustworthy ministers
  • Why princes need the truth
  • Redemption. Stop blaming others
  • How to deal with fortune
  • Redeem yourselves
  • Conclusion.

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