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Wily Elites and Spirited Peoples in Machiavelli's Republicanism.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Blue Ridge Summit : Lexington Books/Fortress Academic, 2014Copyright date: ©2014Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (167 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780739186411
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Wily Elites and Spirited Peoples in Machiavelli's RepublicanismDDC classification:
  • 937
LOC classification:
  • JC143.M167.L489 201
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Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Returning to Machiavelli -- Chapter One: From Class Conflict, Liberty -- Chapter Two: War, Empire, and Democracy -- Chapter Three: Corruption: Its Causes, Uses, and Remedies -- Chapter Four: The Princely Republic -- Chapter Five: Conclusion -- Chapter Six: Appendix: Machiavelli and the Question of Perennial Problems -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.
Summary: In this book, authorDavid N. Levy uses Machiavelli's conflict between the elite and the people as the lens through which to understand the other major features of his republicanism. Through analyzing his Discourses on Livy, Levy shows that Machiavelli's principles can provide support for, and constructive criticism of, modern liberal democracy.
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Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Returning to Machiavelli -- Chapter One: From Class Conflict, Liberty -- Chapter Two: War, Empire, and Democracy -- Chapter Three: Corruption: Its Causes, Uses, and Remedies -- Chapter Four: The Princely Republic -- Chapter Five: Conclusion -- Chapter Six: Appendix: Machiavelli and the Question of Perennial Problems -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.

In this book, authorDavid N. Levy uses Machiavelli's conflict between the elite and the people as the lens through which to understand the other major features of his republicanism. Through analyzing his Discourses on Livy, Levy shows that Machiavelli's principles can provide support for, and constructive criticism of, modern liberal democracy.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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