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ONLINE

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013

1 online resource (x, 544 p.)

ISBN 9781107347724 (electronic bk.)

ISBN 9781107010321 (hardback)

ISBN 9781107610736 (pbk.)

Includes bibliographical references and index

Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgments; Introduction: the conquest of eros; 1. The ontology of tyranny; 2. The tyrant and the statesman in Plato’s political philosophy and Machiavelli’s rejoinder; 3. Superlative virtue, monarchy, and political community in Aristotle’s Politics; 4. Tyranny and the art of ruling in Xenophon’s Education of Cyrus; 5. Machiavelli, Xenophon, and Xenophon’s Cyrus; 6. Glory and reputation: Machiavelli’s new prince; 7. The republic in motion: Machiavelli’s vision of the new Rome; Conclusion: tyranny ancient and modern; Epilogue: the hermaneutical problem of tyranny; Bibliography.

"This is the first comprehensive exploration of ancient and modern tyranny in the history of political thought"-- Provided by publisher..

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries

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(OCoLC)841810159