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Machiavelli - (Eminent Lives) by Ross King (Paperback)

Name: Machiavelli - (Eminent Lives) by Ross King (Paperback)
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Part of the acclaimed Eminent Lives series, Machiavelli is a superb portrait of the brilliant and revolutionary political philosopher--history's most famous theorist of "warfare, terror, murder, and bloodshed"--and the age he embodied.
Author(s): Ross King
256 Pages
Biography + Autobiography, Philosophers
Series Name: Eminent Lives

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An alternative portrait of the revolutionary political philosopher challenges popular beliefs about the cruelty of his character to reveal the complexities and sympathetic nature of his personality.

Book Synopsis

Part of the acclaimed Eminent Lives series, Machiavelli is a superb portrait of the brilliant and revolutionary political philosopher--history's most famous theorist of "warfare, terror, murder, and bloodshed"--and the age he embodied. Ross King, the New York Times bestselling author of Brunelleschi's Dome, argues that the author of The Prince was a far more complex and sympathetic character than is often portrayed.

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The author of The Prince--his controversial handbook on power, which is one of the most influential books ever written--Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527) was no prince himself. Born to an established middle-class family, Machiavelli worked as a courtier and diplomat for the Republic of Florence and enjoyed some small fame in his time as the author of bawdy plays and poems. In this discerning new biography, Ross King rescues Machiavelli's legacy from caricature, detailing the vibrant political and social context that influenced his thought and underscoring the humanity of one of history's finest political thinkers.

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Dimensions (Overall): 8.0 Inches (H) x 5.3 Inches (W) x .6 Inches (D)

Weight: .5 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 256

Genre: Biography + Autobiography

Sub-Genre: Philosophers

Series Title: Eminent Lives

Publisher: Harper Perennial

Format: Paperback

Author: Ross King

Language: English

Street Date: November 3, 2009

TCIN: 54268951

UPC: 9780061768927

Item Number (DPCI): 248-43-4933

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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