A Great and Wretched City

Nonfiction, History, Italy, Renaissance, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, History & Theory
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Author: Mark Jurdjevic ISBN: 9780674369030
Publisher: Harvard University Press Publication: March 10, 2014
Imprint: Harvard University Press Language: English
Author: Mark Jurdjevic
ISBN: 9780674369030
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication: March 10, 2014
Imprint: Harvard University Press
Language: English

Dispelling the myth that Florentine politics offered only negative lessons, Mark Jurdjevic shows that significant aspects of Machiavelli's political thought were inspired by his native city. Machiavelli's contempt for Florence's shortcomings was a direct function of his considerable estimation of the city's unrealized political potential.

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Dispelling the myth that Florentine politics offered only negative lessons, Mark Jurdjevic shows that significant aspects of Machiavelli's political thought were inspired by his native city. Machiavelli's contempt for Florence's shortcomings was a direct function of his considerable estimation of the city's unrealized political potential.

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