Synopses & Reviews
"Machiavellian" is a popular byword for treachery and opportunism. Machiavelli's classic work on statecraft, The Prince, published over 400 years ago, remains a compellingly frank practical guide to power. Is it a handbook for dictators, a cynical philosophy of "the end justifies the means, " or a complex analysis of successful government? Introducing Machiavelli traces the colorful life of this paradoxical Renaissance realist, whose clear-sighted patriotism made him the first truly modern political scientist, and who is now central to the postmodern debate on Civil Society.
Synopsis
Introducing Machiavelli traces the colorful life of this paradoxical Renaissance realist, whose clear-sighted patriotism made him the first truly modern political scientist, and who is now central to the postmodern debate on Civil Society.
Synopsis
Includes bibliographical references (p. 174) and index.