Machiavelli: A Beginner's Guide (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781851686391)

Liberal thinker or immoral pragmatist? You decide...

Machiavelli has been among the most commented upon, criticized and feared thinkers of the modern world. Infamous for his support of brutality and repression as valid political instruments, he is often portrayed as the pantomime villain of political theorists. In this whirlwind tour of Machiavelli's writings and eventful life, Nederman highlights the complexities in his thought, showing that he actually advocated democracy as much as dictatorship, debate as much as violence, depending upon prevailing political conditions.

Author: Cary J. Nederman
ISBN-10: 1851686398
ISBN-13: 9781851686391
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
Language: English
Published: 03/01/2009
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.00w x 0.40d