书名: Machiavelli: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
作者: Quentin Skinner (Author)
出版社: Oxford University Press, USA; New edition (January 18, 2001)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0192854070
ISBN-13: 978-0192854070
Book Description
Niccolo Machiavelli taught that political leaders must be prepared to do evil that good may come of it, and his name has been a byword ever since for duplicity and immorality. Is his sinister reputation deserved? In answering this question Quentin Skinner focuses on three major works, The Prince, the Discourses, and The History of Florence, and distills from them an introduction to Machiavelli of exemplary clarity.
Review
"[An] excellent brief study, incorporating much recent research effectively without losing the author's own distinctive viewpoint. Lucidly written. A fine contribution." -- Marcia L. Colish, Oberlin College
"An exceptionally lucid biographical sketch and analysis of Machiavelli's ideology. For beginning students of this subject, I have never found anything better." -- James E. McGoldrick, Cedarville College
About the Author
Quentin Skinner is Professor of Political Science at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Christ's College. His The Foundations of Modern Political Thought, published in 1978, won a Wolfson Literary Award.