Machiavelli''s Florentine Republic

Machiavelli believes republicans must be prepared to defend strict limits on elite power even when elites are 'good'.

List of contents

Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. Another republicanism; 3. Italy after the inundation; 4. The questionable virtues of the Medici; 5. Republican virtue, reconsidered; 6. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Michelle T. Clarke is Associate Professor of Government at Dartmouth College. She received her Ph.D. in Political Science from Yale University in 2007. Clarke's research focuses on Machiavelli, Florentine humanism, Roman political thought, and interpretive methods. Her work has been published in the Journal of Politics, History of Political Thought, Political Studies, Political Research Quarterly, and the Review of Politics.

Summary

Machiavelli is one of the most commonly assigned writers in colleges and universities across the world and among the few political philosophers of the Western canon to have a general readership outside academia. This book will also be essential reading for scholars in a variety of academic fields, including political theory, intellectual history, and Renaissance studies.

Product details

• Authors: Michelle Clarke, Michelle (Dartmouth College Clarke, Michelle T Clarke, Michelle T. Clarke, Michelle T. (Dartmouth College Clarke
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2018
• EAN: 9781107125506
• ISBN: 978-1-107-12550-6
• No. of pages: 202
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political theories and the history of ideas; European History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, Italy, Social & political philosophy, c 1500 onwards to present day, social and political philosophy, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Socialism & left-of-centre democratic ideologies, Left-of-centre democratic ideologies, History and Archaeology