Machiavelli : a life beyond ideology /: a life beyond ideology. (2011)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Paul Oppenheimer.
• Other Names: Oppenheimer, Paul, 1939-
• Contents: List of illustrations \ Preface \ Introduction: Modern Evil and the Sack of Rome \ Part I - Machiavelli and the Changing Universe \ 1. Family and Growing Up \ 2. Early Education \ 3. The Cosmic Package \ 4. Poetry, Music and Militarism \ 5. Murder in the Duomo \ 6. A Boyhood Excursion \ 7. The Lost Years \ 8. Poetry and the Medici \ 9. The Religious Revolution \ Part II - The World of War and Diplomacy \ 10. Executions and an Official Appointment \ 11. Caterina Sforza and the Crisis at Pisa \ 12. The Military Quandary \ 13. On the Move with the French King \ 14. The Long French Patience \ 15. Marriage and a Hint of Cesare Borgia \ 16. Meeting the Captain-General \ 17. Investigating the Sources of Power \ 18. Retribution and Dominance \ 19. Plans to Change the Arno \ 20. The First Journey to Rome \ 21. Cesare's Downfall and the First Decennale \ 22. Anarchy and the Citizen Militia \ 23. The German Enigma \ 24. Victory at Pisa \ 25. A Government Overthrown \ Part III - Into a Tuscan Exile \ 26. The Aftermath of Freedom \ 27. Making History at Sant'Andrea \ 28. Power and Memory \ 29. The Ambush of Love \ 30. Literary Adventures \ 31. Reflecting on the Craft of War \ 32. The Dream of History \ 33. Lights before the Storm \ 34. The Assault on Rome and a Fatal Illness \ Part IV - Epilogue: The Historical Afterglow \ Notes \ Bibliography \ Index.
• Publisher Details: London : Continuum
• Publication Date: 2011
• Extent: 1 online resource (368 pages)
• Subjects: 320.1092; Statesmen -- Italy -- Florence -- Biography; Political scientists -- Italy -- Florence -- Biography
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781441176615; 1441176616
• Related ISBNs: 9781847252210
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