Machiavelli
Machiavelli
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Summary
In this carefully researched account, biographer, Michael White tells the story of Machiavelli's life and reveals how his ideas have been misunderstood for 500 years and his name misappropriated as a result.
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Machiavelli by Michael White
'Machiavellian: a person who adopts the principles recommended, or supposed to have been recommended, by Machiavelli in his treatise on statecraft; a person who practises expediency in preference to morality; an intriguer or schemer. Usu. derogatory.' In this new biography of the Florentine political theorist and statesman, Michael White goes beyond our preconceptions to draw an objective picture of the author of The Prince and The Art of War. He does so by placing Machiavelli's remarkable life in the context of the Renaissance and its luminaries, such as the Borgias and Leonardo da Vinci.
Praise for LEONARDO: '[White] sifts fact from opinion in the works of his predecessors, and conveys his own enthusiasm and admiration for his subject' Lisa Jardine in the Literary Review
Michael White's books include the award-winning ISAAC NEWTON: THE LAST SORCERER and international bestsellers STEPHEN HAWKING: A LIFE IN SCIENCE (with John Gribbin) and LEONARDO: THE FIRST SCIENTIST.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780316724760 |
| ISBN 10 | 0316724769 |
| Title | Machiavelli |
| Author | Michael White |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown & Company |
| Year published | 2004-12-02 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |