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Machiavelli : a very short introduction / Quentin Skinner.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Skinner, Quentin, author.
- Series:
- Very short introductions.
- Very short introductions
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political science--Italy.
- Political science.
- Machiavelli, Niccolò, 1469-1527.
- Machiavelli, Niccolò.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations.
- Edition:
- 2nd edition.
- Place of Publication:
- [Oxford] : Oxford University Press, 2019.
- Summary:
- Machiavelli taught that political leaders must be prepared to do evil that good may come of it. Because of this he has gained a sinister reputation. Focusing on 3 major works, Skinner distils from them an introduction to Machiavelli's doctrines of clarity.
- Notes:
- This edition also issued in print: 2019.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on July 3, 2019).
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-257454-X
- 0-19-257455-8
- 0-19-187421-3
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