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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808338803321

Autore

Levy David N. <1970->

Titolo

Wily elites and spirited peoples in Machiavelli's republicanism / / David N. Levy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland ; ; Plymouth, England : , : Lexington Books, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-7391-8641-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (167 p.)

Disciplina

937

Soggetti

Republicanism

Elite (Social sciences) - Political activity

Political leadership

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Returning to Machiavelli; Chapter One: From Class Conflict, Liberty; Chapter Two: War, Empire, and Democracy; Chapter Three: Corruption: Its Causes, Uses, and Remedies; Chapter Four: The Princely Republic; Chapter Five: Conclusion; Chapter Six: Appendix: Machiavelli and the Question of Perennial Problems; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

In this book, author David N. Levy uses Machiavelli's conflict between the elite and the people as the lens through which to understand the other major features of his republicanism. Through analyzing his Discourses on Livy, Levy shows that Machiavelli's principles can provide support for, and constructive criticism of, modern liberal democracy.