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How to run a country : an ancient guide for modern leaders / Marcus Tullius Cicero ; selected, translated, and with an introduction by Philip Freeman.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Cicero, Marcus Tullius.
Contributor:
Freeman, Philip, 1961-
EBSCOhost.
Standardized Title:
Selections. English
Language:
English
Latin
Subjects (All):
Cicero, Marcus Tullius--Translations into English.
Cicero, Marcus Tullius.
Cicero, Marcus Tullius--Political and social views.
Political science--Early works to 1800.
Political science.
Leadership--Early works to 1800.
Leadership.
Political and social views.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xix, 132 pages)
Place of Publication:
Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2013]
System Details:
text file
Summary:
O"How to Win an Election" was a delight--and "How to Run a Country" is even better. Cicero's acute observations about how to govern will resonate with everyone who recognizes that the tribalism, ideological extremism, and coarsened culture of politics today urgently need to change."--Norman J. Ornstein, co-author of "It's Even Worse Than It Looks."
Contents:
Natural law
Balance of power
Leadership
Friends and enemies
Persuasion
Compromise
Money and power
Immigration
War
Corruption
Tyranny
Cicero's epilogue: the fallen state
Latin texts: passages translated; glossary; further reading.
Notes:
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references.
Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
ISBN:
140084620X
9781400846207
Publisher Number:
99953949028
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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