Introducing Machiavelli. ([2015?])

• Record Type: Book
• Uniform Title: Machiavelli for beginners
• Further Information: Note: Patrick Curry & Oscar Zarate ; originating editor: Richard Appignanesi.
• Authors: Curry, Patrick, 1951-
• Editors: Appignanesi, Richard
• Other Names: Zarate, Oscar 1942- artist.; Curry, Patrick, 1951-
• Contents: Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; "Old Nick"; Renaissance Florence; Emblem of Florence; What is Humanism?; Civic Republicanism: the Good Citizen; Birth of Machiavelli; A Divided Italy; Nation States and the Holy Roman Empire; Guelfs and Ghibellines; The Dream of Republican Liberty; The Medici take Power; The Medici; The Republic Reborn; Savonarola; The Bonfire of Vanities; Machiavelli Goes to Work; The Diplomat at Work; Who Were the Borgias?; Cesare Borgia's Genius; Leonardo and Machiavelli; A Change of Fortune; Secretary of the Militia; The Return of the Medici; Macmavelli's Downfall Hope of EmploymentThe Art of War; The Balancing Act; Fortune and Misfortune; Machiavelli Applied in Practice; The Way of the Fox; The Iron Lady; Machiavelli's Lessons; Machiavelli and the Foundation of the Modern Political Theory of Civic Republicanism; Machiavellian America; The Social Contract; Post-Enlightenment Historicism; Post-Modern Machiavelli; Civic Virtue versus Civil Society; The Free Market; Republican Critics of the Free Market; Post-Communist Civil Society; "No Such Thing as Society"; The Origins of Liberal Democracy; Modern Liberal Democracy; What Becomes of "Civic Virtue"? Republicanism of the Left and Right?A Right-wing Machiavellian; A Left-wing Machiavellian; Gramsci's Rethinking of Marxism; Post-Modern Gramsci "The People is the Prince"; Communitarianism; Positive versus Negative Liberty; Republicanism Now; Machiavelli Now; Further Reading; Index
• Publisher Details: London : Icon Books Ltd
• Publication Date: 2015
• Copyright Date: 2012
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations, maps
• Subjects: 320.1092; Statesmen -- Italy -- Florence -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc; Statesmen -- Italy -- Florence -- Biography -- Popular works; Intellectuals -- Italy -- Florence -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc; Intellectuals -- Italy -- Florence -- Biography -- Popular works; Authors, Italian -- 16th century -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc; Authors, Italian -- 16th century -- Biography -- Popular works; Hommes d'État -- Italie -- Florence -- Biographies -- Bandes dessinées; Hommes d'État -- Italie -- Florence -- Biographies -- Ouvrages de vulgarisation; Intellectuels -- Italie -- Florence -- Biographies -- Bandes dessinées; Intellectuels -- Italie -- Florence -- Biographies -- Ouvrages de vulgarisation; Écrivains italiens -- 16e siècle -- Biographies -- Bandes dessinées; Écrivains italiens -- 16e siècle -- Biographies -- Ouvrages de vulgarisation; Authors, Italian; Intellectuals; Statesmen; Italy -- Florence; Biographies; Biography; illustrated books; Biographical comics; Comics (Graphic works); Graphic novels; Illustrated works; Nonfiction comics; Popular works; Illustrated works; Nonfiction comics; Biographical comics; Graphic novels; Biographies; Ouvrages illustrés; Bandes dessinées autres que de fiction; Bandes dessinées biographiques; Biographies; Comic books, strips, etc; Popular works
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781848319783; 1848319789
• Related ISBNs: 9781848311756; 1848311753
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.