02543nam 2200601 450 991046433930332120200520144314.00-7391-8641-8(CKB)3710000000186065(EBL)1734032(SSID)ssj0001262690(PQKBManifestationID)12434426(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001262690(PQKBWorkID)11220082(PQKB)10569479(MiAaPQ)EBC1734032(Au-PeEL)EBL1734032(CaPaEBR)ebr10891892(CaONFJC)MIL627525(OCoLC)884014476(EXLCZ)99371000000018606520140723h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWily elites and spirited peoples in Machiavelli's republicanism /David N. LevyLanham, Maryland ;Plymouth, England :Lexington Books,2014.©20141 online resource (167 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7391-9701-0 0-7391-8640-X Includes bibliographical references and index.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 AuthorIn 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.RepublicanismElite (Social sciences)Political activityPolitical leadershipElectronic books.Republicanism.Elite (Social sciences)Political activity.Political leadership.937Levy David N.1970-960830MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910464339303321Wily elites and spirited peoples in Machiavelli's republicanism2178073UNINA