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1 online resource |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
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-chapter reading of 'The Prince' as a masterwork of ironic writing with a moral purpose to teach readers how to recognise hidden dangers in political conduct that appears great or praiseworthy, and in misleading promises of quick and easy solutions to their troubles. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Machiavelli, Niccolò, 1469-1527. Principe.
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Principe (Machiavelli, Niccolò) |
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Political science -- Early works to 1800.
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Political science. |
| Chronological Term |
Early works to 1800 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Early works.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Benner, Erica. Machiavelli's prince 9780199653638 (OCoLC)858004895 |
| ISBN |
9780191003929 (electronic book) |
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0191003921 (electronic book) |
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9780191769405 (ebook) |
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0191769401 (ebook) |
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9780199653638 |
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0199653631 |
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