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As a young Florentine envoy to the courts of France and the Italian principalities, Niccolò Machiavelli (1469–1527) was able to observe firsthand the lives of people strongly united under one powerf……続きを見る

O QUE TORNA UM PRÍNCIPE PODEROSO? COMO ALCANÇAR E MANTER O PODER? O Príncipe, Nicolau Maquiavel responde essas questões de forma direta e pragmática. Originalmente escrito como um manual político pa……続きを見る

Contrary to what Kant believed about the Dutch (and their visual culture) as “being of an orderly and diligent position” and thus having no feeling for the sublime, this book argues that the sublime……続きを見る

Shakespeare and Disability Theory serves as a guide to the intersections of Shakespeare studies and disability studies. Intervening in contemporary critical debates about recognizing disability repr……続きを見る

Contains Active Table of Contents (HTML) and in the end of book include a bonus link to the free audiobook. The Prince is the most controversial book about winning power - and holding on to it - eve……続きを見る

In "History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy," Niccolò Machiavelli provides a meticulous chronicling of Italian history from a vantage point steeped in political realism and philosophical inq……続きを見る

Exploring the visual record of the Muscovite tsardom, this book demonstrates that, in imperial settings, images actually do things. Richly illustrated with 120 arresting, little-known images, it con……続きを見る

For the last century, the Western world has regarded Turkey as a pivotal case of the 'clash of civilisations' between Islam and the West. Why Turkey is Authoritarian offers a radical challenge to th……続きを見る

Focalisés sur les événements de Picardie et d’Italie, les historiens ont négligé le rôle joué par la Bretagne durant les guerres qui opposent, de 1510 à 1570, la France à l’Angleterre et à l’Empire.……続きを見る

Niccolò Machiavelli's "History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy" is a seminal work that intricately weaves a narrative of political dynamics and historical events throughout Florence and broa……続きを見る

Il Principe è un’opera controversa ma indubbiamente influente. Machiavelli sfida le convenzioni morali e offre una visione realistica del potere. La sua posizione ambivalente tra cinismo e pragmatis……続きを見る

In "Geschichte von Florenz" beleuchtet Niccolò Machiavelli die politischen und sozialen Entwicklungen seiner Heimatstadt von der Antike bis zur Renaissance. Mit einem klaren, prägnanten Stil und ein……続きを見る

"Ruhtinas" – Niccolò Machiavelli (käännös O. A. Kallio). Julkaisija - e-artnow. e-artnow on moneen tyylilajiin keskittynyt laajamittainen julkaisija. Pyrimme julkaisemaan klassikoita ja kaunokirjall……続きを見る

This thoroughly original work of art history presents a provocative theory about Leonardo da Vinci, the Mona Lisa, and Theological Gender Equality. The famous Mona Lisa smile has mystified viewers a……続きを見る

Florentine Histories’ is a comprehensive account of the history of Florence, Italy, penned by renowned political philosopher and historian Niccolò Machiavelli. Written in the early 16th century, thi……続きを見る

Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527) was an Italian diplomat, philosopher, historian, writer and Pythagorean initiate who lived in Tuscany during the Renaissance. He wrote comedies, carnival songs, poems……続きを見る

Introducción maquiavélico-política “Los políticos actúan como demonios… para vivir como príncipes”. El príncipe se publicó como obra póstuma en 1531. Es un manual donde predomina la doctrina polític……続きを見る

This book examines the concept of piracy as an instrument for the advancement of legal, economic, and political agendas associated with early modern imperial conflicts in the Caribbean. Drawing on h……続きを見る

The Low Countries -- an area roughly embracing the present-day Netherlands and Belgium -- formed a patchwork of varied economic and social development in the Middle Ages, with some regions displayin……続きを見る

This study considers the figure of the bastard in the context of analogies of the family and the state in early modern England. The trope of illegitimacy, more than being simply a narrative or chara……続きを見る

THE PRINCE (Italian: Il Principe) is a 16th-century political treatise by the Italian diplomat and political theorist Niccolò Machiavelli. From correspondence a version appears to have been distribu……続きを見る

The Discorsi is a series of lessons on how a republic should be started and structured, including the concept of checks and balances, the strength of a tripartite structure, and the superiority of a……続きを見る

Machiavelli's history of Florence is more a history of the politics of Florence rather than the events of Florence. Written late in life while out of favor with the ruling party; Machiavelli felt th……続きを見る

European intrusions had many impacts on invaded peoples, but less attention has often been paid to changes brought about by the encounter in everyday life and behaviour, both for the Europeans and t……続きを見る

This book is unique in bringing together all strands of English Jacobism in an accessible chronological framework, highlighting key individuals, providing a biographical dictionary of less well know……続きを見る

Examining the influence of Thomas Aquinas and his followers upon the seventeenth century Puritan theologian John Owen, this book breaks new ground in exploring the impact of medieval thought upon Re……続きを見る

At the heart of the French Revolution there lay a fundamental paradox: how to liberate the minds of the people whilst simultaneously ensuring their loyalty to the new regime. It is an exploration of……続きを見る

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Based upon Machiavelli's first-hand experience as an emissary of the Florentine Republic to the courts of Europe, The Prince analyses the usually violent means by which men seize, retain, and lose p……続きを見る

Machiavelli's best-known book, Il Principe, contains a number of maxims concerning politics, but rather than the more traditional subject of a hereditary prince, it concentrates on the possibility o……続きを見る