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Politics, Patriotism and Language: Niccol? Machiavelli's ½Secular Patria? and the Creation of an Italian National Identity

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Politics, Patriotism and Language: Niccolò Machiavelli's «Secular Patria» and the Creation of an Italian National Identity - Coppa, Frank J (Editor), and Landon, William J
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Niccol??? Machiavelli may not have been a cynical realist as he is often portrayed. On the contrary, this book argues that he precociously possessed the characteristics of an impassioned, sometimes misguided idealist, obsessed with the idea of Italian unification, but blinded to the practicalities of attaining that goal. William J. Landon suggests that these characteristics may help to explain his appeal to Italy's ???Risorgimento??? founders. This interdisciplinary volume, which also contains the first translation of a ?? ...

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Politics, Patriotism and Language: Niccolò Machiavelli's «Secular Patria» and the Creation of an Italian National Identity 2005, Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers, New York

ISBN-13: 9780820472751

Hardcover