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The Machiavellian Enterprise
A Commentary on "the Prince"
Leo Paul de Alvarez (Author)
9780875809960
Paperback / softback, published 7 July 2008
154 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 1 cm, 0.454 kg
A thorough analysis. De Alvarez provides extraordinary guidance in explaining the intricate unity of the work. A magnificent study of Machiavelli's The Prince. Professor de Alvarez has done a useful service by providing a degree of structure to The Prince, grouping its chapters into a series of sections that share common overarching themes.
De Alvarez discovers a neglected argument in Machiavelli's masterpiece that encompasses much more than the education of a prince for the salvation of Italy. Building on a wealth of insight, he shows how Machiavelli, the "first political philosopher to turn to the many instead of the few as the basis of rule," sought to replace the domination of the Christian Rome with a civil, secular, and egalitarian state.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Part I: Of Principates
Part II: Of Arms
Part III: Of the Qualities of The Prince
Part IV: Of the Prudence of The Prince
Conclusion
Index