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Overview
In Machiavelli in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern offers a concise, expert account of Machiavelli's life and ideas, and explains their influence on man's struggle to understand his existence in the world. The book also includes selections from Machiavelli's writings; a brief list of suggested reading for those who wish to push further; and chronologies that place Machiavelli within his own age and in the broader scheme of philosophy.
Synopsis
In Machiavelli in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern offers a concise, expert account of Machiavelli's life and ideas, and explains their influence on man's struggle to understand his existence in the world. The book also includes selections from Machiavelli's writings; a brief list of suggested reading for those who wish to push further; and chronologies that place Machiavelli within his own age and in the broader scheme of philosophy.
Editorials
Boston Globe
Each of these little books is witty and dramatic and creates a sense of time, place, and character...I cannot think of a better way to introduce oneself and one's friends to Western civilization.— Katherine A. Powers
New York Times
A godsend in this era of the short attention span.— Daryl Royster Alexander
The Boston Globe
Each of these little books is witty and dramatic and creates a sense of time, place, and character...I cannot think of a better way to introduce oneself and one's friends to Western civilization.— Katherine A. Powers
The New York Times
A godsend in this era of the short attention span.— Daryl Royster Alexander
The Wall Street Journal
Witty, illuminating, and blessedly concise.— Jim Holt
Wall Street Journal
Witty, illuminating, and blessedly concise.— Jim Holt