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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Skinner, Quentin.     Subjects     Machiavelli, Niccolò, 1469-1527.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Skinner, Quentin.       by title:      Machiavelli : a very...       by call number:      320.1 M149m     Search the Web     Skinner, Quentin.     Machiavelli, Niccolò, 1469-1527.       MARC Display

Machiavelli : a very short introduction / Quentin Skinner. by Skinner, Quentin. Oxford University Press, 2000. Call #: 320.1 M149m Subjects Machiavelli, Niccolò, 1469-1527. Series Very short introductions ; 31. ISBN:  9780192854070 (pbk.) 0192854070 (pbk.) Description:  110 p. : ill. ; 18 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-106) and index. Contents:  Introduction -- 1. The diplomat -- 2. The adviser to princes -- 3. The theorist of liberty -- 4. The historian of Florence -- Works by Machiavelli quoted in the text. Summary:  Niccolo Machiavelli taught that political leaders must be prepared to do evil that good may come of it, and his name has been a byword ever since for duplicity and immorality. Is his sinister reputation deserved? In answering this question Quentin Skinner focuses on three major works, The Prince, the Discourses, and The History of Florence, and distills from them an introduction to Machiavelli of exemplary clarity.-publisher description. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Sackville Public Library Adult Nonfiction 320.1 M149m Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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