Machiavelli : a life beyond ideology / Paul Oppenheimer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Oppenheimer, Paul.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Machiavelli, Niccolò, 1469-1527.

Machiavelli, Niccolò.

Statesmen--Italy--Florence--Biography.

Statesmen.

Political scientists.

Italy--Florence.

Political scientists--Italy--Florence--Biography.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xxv, 337 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Continuum, 2011.

Contents:

Introduction: modern evil and the sack of Rome

I. Machiavelli and the Changing Universe

Family and growing up

Early education

The cosmic package

Poetry, music and militarism

Murder in the duomo

A boyhood excursion

The lost years

Poetry and the Medici

The religious revolution

II. The World of War and Diplomacy

Executions and an official appointment

Caterina Sforza and the crisis at Pisa

The military quandary

On the move with the French king

The long French patience

Meeting the Captain-General

Investigating the sources of power

Retribution and dominance

Plans to change the Arno

The first journey to Rome

Cesare's downfall and the first decennale

Anarchy and the citizen militia

The German enigma

Victory at Pisa

A government overthrown

III. Into a Tuscan Exile

The aftermath of freedom

Making history at Sant'Andrea

Power and memory

The ambush of love

Literary adventures

Reflecting on the craft of war

The dream of history

Lights before the storm

The assult on Rome and a fatal illness

IV. Epilogue: The Historical Afterglow.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [317]-328) and index.

ISBN:

9781847252210

1847252214

OCLC:

760010832

Publisher Number:

99945890653