1st Edition
Machiavellism The Doctrine of Raison d'Etat and Its Place in Modern History
Edited By Friedrich Meinecke
Copyright 1998
487 Pages
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Routledge
488 Pages
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Routledge
438 Pages
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Routledge
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Here is a study, by a recognized master in the field of intellectual history, of the challenge put by Machiavelli to the idea that there is a universal moral law governing human behavior. Should the political leader act according to the maxim of "my country right or wrong," or should elites follow the principle of "let justice be done?" Friederich Meinecke, an acknowledged founder of cultural history as a field, follows the discussion of this theme from Machiavelli through such major figures as Richelieu, Frederick the Great, and Hegel, and presents conclusions of enduring significance.
Dedication, EDITOR'S PREFACE, EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION, INTRODUCTION, Book One THE AGE OF NASCENT ABSOLUTISM, Book Two THE AGE OF MATURE ABSOLUTISM, Book Three MACHIAVELLISM, IDEALISM AND HISTORICISM IN RECENT GERMAN HISTORY, INDEX
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