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The Resource Reading Machiavelli : scandalous books, suspect engagements, and the virtue of populist politics, John P. McCormick

Reading Machiavelli : scandalous books, suspect engagements, and the virtue of populist politics, John P. McCormick

Label
Reading Machiavelli : scandalous books, suspect engagements, and the virtue of populist politics
Title
Reading Machiavelli
Title remainder
scandalous books, suspect engagements, and the virtue of populist politics
Statement of responsibility
John P. McCormick
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
Cataloging source
UKUOY
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1966-
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
McCormick, John P.
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
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  • Machiavelli, Niccolò
  • Populism
  • Populism
  • Philosophy
Label
Reading Machiavelli : scandalous books, suspect engagements, and the virtue of populist politics, John P. McCormick
Instantiates
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction. Vulgarity and virtuosity: Machiavelli's elusive "effectual truth" -- Part I. The passion of Duke Valentino: Cesare Borgia, biblical allegory, and The prince -- "Keep the public rich and the citizens poor": Economic inequality and political corruption in the Discourses -- On the myth of a conservative turn in the Florentine histories -- Part II. Rousseau's repudation of Machiavelli's democratic roman republic -- Leo Strauss's Machiavelli and the querelle between the few and the many -- The cambridge school's "Guicciardinian moments" revisited -- Summation. Scandalous writings, dubious readings, and the virtues of popular empowerment -- Notes -- Acknowledgements -- Index
Control code
on1050721955
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
xi, 271 pages
Isbn
9780691183503
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
(OCoLC)1050721955
Label
Reading Machiavelli : scandalous books, suspect engagements, and the virtue of populist politics, John P. McCormick
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction. Vulgarity and virtuosity: Machiavelli's elusive "effectual truth" -- Part I. The passion of Duke Valentino: Cesare Borgia, biblical allegory, and The prince -- "Keep the public rich and the citizens poor": Economic inequality and political corruption in the Discourses -- On the myth of a conservative turn in the Florentine histories -- Part II. Rousseau's repudation of Machiavelli's democratic roman republic -- Leo Strauss's Machiavelli and the querelle between the few and the many -- The cambridge school's "Guicciardinian moments" revisited -- Summation. Scandalous writings, dubious readings, and the virtues of popular empowerment -- Notes -- Acknowledgements -- Index
Control code
on1050721955
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
xi, 271 pages
Isbn
9780691183503
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
(OCoLC)1050721955

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