This biography of Macchiavelli is widely regarded as Ridolfi’s masterpiece and is based on much material drawn from private and public archives.

In these four lectures Wight takes the archetypal thinkers of the three traditions - Machiavelli, Grotius, and Kant - to whom he adds Mazzini, the father of all revolutionary nationalism (and so the prototype of such as Nehru, Nasser, and ...

Fifty Major Political Thinkers introduces the lives and ideas of some of the most influential figures in Western political thought, from ancient Greece to the present day.

Against this interpretation, Mark Hulliung argues that Machiavelli's "humanism," was rooted in classical notions of grandeur and greatness, and that his prime reason for admiring the ancient Roman republic was that it conquered the world.

Here are clear reproductions of over 1,200 anatomical drawings by one of humanity's greatest geniuses — still considered, nearly five centuries later, the finest ever rendered. 215 plates.

These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions.

This volume is an essential source for scholars seeking to understand the contemporary significance of the dawning of the modern era.

Preliminary Material -- AGAINST ALL THE ODDS: MACHIAVELLI ON FORTUNE IN POLITICS /Timo Airaksinen -- BORDER-VALUE MORALITY AND SEMANTICAL COHERENCE IN MACHIAVELLI'S PRINCE /Hubert Schleichert -- NICCOLÒ MACHIAVELLI ON POWER /Manfred J. ...

All this unfolds in Paul Oppenheimer's compelling recreation of Machiavelli's life as he actually lived it.

Yet there has never been any doubt about the fundamental importance of Machiavelli’s contribution to Western political theory.The Portable Machiavelli brings together the complete texts of The Prince, Belfagor, and Castruccio Castracani, ...