Machiavelli’s Politics
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Abbreviations
Introduction: Reading Machiavelli
Part I: Machiavelli’s Comprehensive Treatises
One: Machiavelli’s New Approach to the Study and Practice of Politics: The Prince
Two: Machiavelli’s New Republic: Discourses on Livy
Part II: Later Developments
Three: In What Mode Private Individuals Should Keep Faith: Mandragola
Four: Machiavelli’s Defense: The Art of War
Five: Why Machiavelli’s Prince Is neither a Soldier of Fortune nor a Socratic Philosopher: The Life of Castruccio Castracani
Six: On the Evils Caused by Unchecked Eros: Clizia
Seven: The Failed Republic: Florentine Histories
Conclusion: Machiavelli’s Enduring Interest
Index
History: Ancient and Classical History
Philosophy: Political Philosophy
Political Science: Classic Political Thought
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