McCormick, John P.,  1966- <br/><br/>
Reading Machiavelli :  scandalous books, suspect engagements, and the virtue of populist politics / 
John P. McCormick. 
 - Princeton, New Jersey :   Princeton University Press,   c2018. 
 - xi, 271 p. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction. Vulgarity and virtuosity: Machiavelli's elusive "effectual truth" -- Part I. The passion of Duke Valentino: Cesare Borgia, biblical allegory, and The Prince -- "Keep the public rich and the citizens poor": Economic inequality and political corruption in the Discourses -- On the myth of a conservative turn in the Florentine histories -- Part II. Rousseau's repudiation of Machiavelli's democratic roman republic -- Leo Strauss's Machiavelli and the querelle between the few and the many -- The Cambridge school's "Guicciardinian moments" revisited -- Summation. Scandalous writings, dubious readings, and the virtues of popular empowerment -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780691183503 (hbk.) 0691183503 (hbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Machiavelli, Niccolo, 1469-1527 --Criticism and interpretation.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Populism--History--To 1500.<br/>Populism--History--16th century.<br/>Philosophy.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JC143.M4  / M373 2018