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Machiavelli : a life beyond ideology
- Title
- Machiavelli : a life beyond ideology / Paul Oppenheimer.
- Author
- Oppenheimer, Paul.
- Publication
- London ; New York : Continuum, 2011.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 12-385 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- xxv, 337 p., [9] p. of plates : ill., map; 24 cm.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-328) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction: Modern evil and the sack of Rome -- 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 -- 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 -- 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 assault on Rome and a fatal illness -- Epilogue: The historical afterglow.
- Call Number
- JFE 12-385
- ISBN
- 9781847252210
- 1847252214
- OCLC
- 760010832
- Author
- Oppenheimer, Paul.
- Title
- Machiavelli : a life beyond ideology / Paul Oppenheimer.
- Imprint
- London ; New York : Continuum, 2011.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-328) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 12-385