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This study analyzes four dominant political styles: realist; courtly; republican; and bureaucratic. It examines political artistry in figures from antiquity to the modern day, and discusses the problems faced by each style, as well as the social and moral consequences of each style's success.

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Acknowledgments Ch. 1: Introduction Ch. 2: No Superficial Attractions and Ornaments: The Invention of Modernity in Machiavelli's Realist Style Ch. 3: No One Is in Charge Here: Ryszard Kapuscinski's Anatomy of the Courtly Style Ch. 4: In Oratory as in Life: Civic Performance in Cicero's Republican Style Ch. 5: A Boarder in One's Own Home: Franz Kafka's Parables of the Bureaucratic Style Ch. 6: Conclusion Notes Index

Political Style The Artistry of Power

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      Publisher The University of Chicago Press
      Published 1 October 1995
      ISBN-13 9780226316291
      978-0226316291
      ISBN-10 0226316297
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      Political ideologies and movements Political science and theory

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This study analyzes four dominant political styles: realist; courtly; republican; and bureaucratic. It examines political artistry in figures from antiquity to the modern day, and discusses the problems faced by each style, as well as the social and moral consequences of each style's success.

      Table of Contents
      Acknowledgments Ch. 1: Introduction Ch. 2: No Superficial Attractions and Ornaments: The Invention of Modernity in Machiavelli's Realist Style Ch. 3: No One Is in Charge Here: Ryszard Kapuscinski's Anatomy of the Courtly Style Ch. 4: In Oratory as in Life: Civic Performance in Cicero's Republican Style Ch. 5: A Boarder in One's Own Home: Franz Kafka's Parables of the Bureaucratic Style Ch. 6: Conclusion Notes Index

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