The Machiavellians - Defenders of Freedom

'The stoic, detached, empirical, hard-boiled, penetrating, realist mind of James Burnham is something to behold, to admire, to emulate' - National Review
A classic work of political theory and practise, this book makes available an account of the modern Machiavellians, a remarkable group who have been influential in Europe and practically unknown in the United States: Gaetano Mosca, Georges Sorel, Robert Michels and Vilfredo Pareto. In addition, there is a long section on Machiavelli himself.
James Burnham contends that the writings of these men hold the key both to the truth about politics and to the preservation of political liberty.

About the author

James Burnham was an American philosopher and political theorist. He chaired the philosophy department at New York University; His first book was An Introduction to Philosophical Analysis (1931). Burnham became a prominent Trotskyist activist in the 1930s. He rejected Marxism and became an even more influential theorist of the right as a leader of the American conservative movement. His book The Managerial Revolution, published in 1941, speculated on the future of capitalism.

Product details

• Authors: James Burnham, Burnham James
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.12.2020
• EAN: 9781839013959
• ISBN: 978-1-83901-395-9
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 254 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom, European History, Political Ideologies, PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, HISTORY / Europe / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, Philosophy, Politics & government, Social & political philosophy, Political science & theory, social and political philosophy, Political leaders & leadership, Politics and government, Political science and theory, Political control and freedoms, Political Control & Freedoms, Political leaders and leadership, Political ideologies and movements