Machiavelli in America

by Thomas Block

Machiavelli advised us that people are so mean, small and selfish that they will only act under necessity, so the successful prince must force the population, through whatever means necessary, to follow his dictates. This book traces the influence of the Florentine thinker on American politics, from the Founders (c. 1770s) through today's rough-and-tumble political panorama. Machiavelli's ideas have been re-interpreted internationally as 'real-politik.'...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1628940662
• ISBN13: 9781628940664
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: Algora Pub.,
• Length: 218 Pages