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Machiavelli's broken world /

Machiavelli was painfully aware of living in a disastrous moment of Italy's history, and was harshly critical of Italy's princes, its professional soldiers, and the Church. This is a study of his evaluation of their failures, especially how wealthy elites were prepared to undermine law and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Najemy, John M., 1943- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2022.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Machiavelli, Niccolò, > 1469-1527.
Machiavelli, Niccolò, > 1469-1527
Italy > History > 1492-1559.
Political science > Italy > History > To 1500.
Italy > Politics and government > 1268-1559.
Italie > Histoire > 1492-1559.
Italie > Politique et gouvernement > 1268-1559.
Political science
Politics and government
Italy
To 1559
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • The Travails of Italy viewed from the Chancery
  • Sins of Princes
  • Mercenaries and Cesare Borgia
  • The Papacy and Julius II
  • Momentous and Natural Enmities
  • Family and Faction
  • Faction and Regime
  • Regime and Repression
  • Repression and Conspiracy
  • Corruption and Tyranny.