Reading Machiavelli: Scandalous Books, Suspect Engagements, and the Virtue of Populist Politics

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John P. McCormick

Reading Machiavelli

Scandalous Books, Suspect Engagements, and the Virtue of Populist Politics

John P. McCormick

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Princeton University Press
22 February 2021

Western philosophy: Medieval & Renaissance, c 500 to c 1600; Social & political philosophy

"A new reading of Machiavelli's major works that demonstrates how he has been previously misread

To what extent was Niccolo Machiavelli a ""Machiavellian""? Was he an amoral adviser of tyranny or a stalwart partisan of liberty? A neutral technician of power politics or a devout Italian patriot? A reviver of pagan virtue or initiator of modern nihil"

By: John P. McCormick
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm,
ISBN: 9780691211541
ISBN 10: 069121154X
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 22 February 2021
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

John P. McCormick is professor of political science at the University of Chicago. His books include Weimar Thought (Princeton) and Machiavellian Democracy.