| Edition |
First American edition. |
| Description |
xxii, 360 pages : maps ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The importance of good faith -- Take nothing on authority -- Do not be deceived by false glory -- Beware of doctors -- Have no fear of giants -- How to speak of princes -- Recover your freedom -- The way to paradise -- So blinded are you by present greed -- Build dykes and dams -- Fortune loves impetuous young men -- How to win -- Measure yourself and limit your hopes -- Be like the fox -- Simulate stupidity -- Imagine a true republic -- Never give up -- Aftermath. |
| Summary |
"Far from the ruthless Machiavellian henchman that people think he was, Machiavelli emerges here as a profound ethical thinker who fought to uphold high moral standards and restore the democratic freedoms of his beloved Florence. Shaking the dust from history, Benner ... interweaves Machiavelli's words with those of his friends and enemies, giving us a biography with all the energy of fiction"--Amazon.com. |
| Subject |
Machiavelli, Niccolò, 1469-1527.
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Machiavelli, Niccolò, 1469-1527. (OCoLC)fst00029240
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Philosophers.
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HISTORY / Europe / Renaissance.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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Biographies.
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| ISBN |
9780393609721 hardcover |
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0393609723 hardcover |
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