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Redeeming The Prince: The Meaning of Machiavelli´s Masterpiece
Maurizio Viroli
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In Redeeming "The Prince," one of the world's leading Machiavelli scholars puts forth a startling new interpretation of arguably the most influential but widely misunderstood book in the Western political tradition. Overturning popular misconceptions and challenging scholarly consensus, Maurizio Viroli also provides a fresh introduction to the work. Seen from this original perspective, five centuries after its composition, The Prince offers new insights into the nature and possibilities of political liberation. Rather than a bible of unscrupulous politics, The Prince, Viroli argues, is actually about political redemption--a book motivated by Machiavelli's patriotic desire to see a new founding for Italy. ... Read more
In Redeeming "The Prince," one of the world's leading Machiavelli scholars puts forth a startling new interpretation of arguably the most influential but widely misunderstood book in the Western political tradition. Overturning popular misconceptions and challenging scholarly consensus, Maurizio Viroli also provides a fresh introduction to the work. Seen from this original perspective, five centuries after its composition, The Prince offers new insights into the nature and possibilities of political liberation. Rather than a bible of unscrupulous politics, The Prince, Viroli argues, is actually about political redemption--a book motivated by Machiavelli's patriotic desire to see a new founding for Italy. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691160016
SKU
V9780691160016
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About Maurizio Viroli
Maurizio Viroli is professor emeritus of politics at Princeton University and professor of political communication at the University of Italian Switzerland in Lugano. His many books include Niccolo's Smile: A Biography of Machiavelli (Hill & Wang), Machiavelli's God (Princeton), and The Liberty of Servants: Berlusconi's Italy (Princeton).
Reviews for Redeeming The Prince: The Meaning of Machiavelli´s Masterpiece
"Maurizio Viroli wants us to grasp that The Prince was not the cynically devious tract it seems, but rather a patriotic appeal for a redeemer politician to arise and save Italy from foreign invaders and its own shortsighted rulers."
Michael Ignatieff, The Atlantic "[Viroli] makes a strong argument for rethinking widely held assumptions about The Prince."
Theodore Kinni, Strategy + Business "Whether ... Read more
Michael Ignatieff, The Atlantic "[Viroli] makes a strong argument for rethinking widely held assumptions about The Prince."
Theodore Kinni, Strategy + Business "Whether ... Read more