Machiavelli by Quentin Skinner

Machiavelli by Quentin Skinner

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Niccolo Machiavelli taught that political leaders must be prepared to do evil that good may come of it. Is his sinister reputation deserved? Quentin Skinner focuses on three major works, The Prince, the Discourses, and The History of Florence, and distils from them an introduction to Machiavelli's doctrines of exemplary clarity.

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Machiavelli by Quentin Skinner

Niccolo Machiavelli taught that political leaders must be prepared to do evil that good may come of it, and his name has been a byword ever since for duplicity and immorality. Is his sinister reputation deserved? In answering this question Quentin Skinner focuses on three major works, The Prince, The Discources , and The History of Florence , and distils from them an introduction to Machiavelli's doctrines of exemplary clarity. This book is intended for students from sixth-form level upwards of politics, history, the Renaissance.
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ISBN 13 9780192875167
ISBN 10 0192875167
Title Machiavelli
Author Quentin Skinner
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Oxford University Press
Year published 1981-05-01
Number of pages 112
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.