Machiavelli's Broken World |
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| Author:
| Najemy, John M. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-958092-7 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2022 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $60.86AUD $76.95 |
Book Description:
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Machiavelli was painfully aware of living in a disastrous moment of Italy's history, and was harshly critical of Italy's princes, its professional soldiers, and the Church. This is a study of his evaluation of their failures, especially how wealthy elites were prepared to undermine law and government to preserve and augment their power and wealth.
Machiavelli was painfully aware of living in a disastrous moment of Italy's history, and was harshly critical of Italy's princes, its professional soldiers, and the Church. This is a study of his evaluation of their failures, especially how wealthy elites were prepared to undermine law and government to preserve and augment their power and wealth.