{"product_id":"redeeming-the-prince-9780691168593","title":"Redeeming The Prince","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Redeeming \"The Prince,\" one of the world's leading Machiavelli scholars puts forth a startling new interpretation of arguably the most influential but widely misunderstood book in the Western political tradition. Overturning popular misconceptions and challenging scholarly consensus, Maurizio Viroli also provides a fresh introduction to the work\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Maurizio Viroli wants us to grasp that The Prince was not the cynically devious tract it seems, but rather a patriotic appeal for a redeemer politician to arise and save Italy from foreign invaders and its own shortsighted rulers.\"--Michael Ignatieff, The Atlantic \"[Viroli] makes a strong argument for rethinking widely held assumptions about The Prince.\"--Theodore Kinni, Strategy + Business \"Whether or not they agree with Viroli, all students of Machiavelli owe him gratitude for calling our attention to an alternative way of conceiving The Prince.\"--Cary J. Nederman, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews \"[B]ecause of its subject and its rich scholarly argumentation, Redeeming The Prince proves exciting. Connoisseur of literature and tradition surrounding Machiavelli, Maurizio Viroli manages to deliver a clear and accessible can be a good introduction to Machiavelli text.\"--Quentin Verreycken, liens socio \"As Machiavelli did, Viroli writes in a brisk, forceful style that reveals both a depth of thought and a vibrant passion for his subject.\"--Choice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Figures ix  Preface xi  Introduction 1  Chapter One The Prince as a Redeemer 23  Chapter Two A Realist with Imagination 66  Chapter Three A Great Oration 92  Chapter Four A Prophet of Emancipation 113  Notes 149  Index 181","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403822375255,"sku":"9780691168593","price":17.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691168593.jpg?v=1730484646","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/redeeming-the-prince-9780691168593","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}