Machiavelli's Broken World

Auteur: Najemy, John M. (Professor Emeritus of History, Professor Emeritus of History, Cornell University)
Editeur: Oxford University Press
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.
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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.
ISBN / EAN 9780199580927
Auteur Najemy, John M. (Professor Emeritus of History, Professor Emeritus of History, Cornell University)
Editeur Oxford University Press