Machiavelli's Liberal Republican Legacy.(Book review)

From: Canadian Journal of History | Date: December 22, 2007| Author: Kingston, Rebecca E. | Copyright information

Machiavelli's Liberal Republican Legacy, edited by Paul Rahe. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2006. lxii, 326 pp. $75.00 US (cloth).

This book stands as a valuable contribution to a growing body of literature on the place of Machiavelli in American political thought, and in particular on its relevance to the founding moment of the American republic. It provides a coherent account of how Machiavelli's influence can be traced through to the American founders, but d...

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