TY  - BOOK
AU  - Levy,David N.
TI  - Wily Elites and Spirited Peoples in Machiavelli's Republicanism
SN  - 9780739186411
AV  - JC143.M167.L489 201 
U1  - 937 
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Blue Ridge Summit
PB  - Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
KW  - Elite (Social sciences) - Political activity
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - 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
N2  - 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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