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Erica Benner
Be Like the Fox [EPUB ebook]
Machiavelli’s Lifelong Quest for Freedom

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GUARDIAN BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2017LONGLISTED FOR THE HISTORICAL WRITERS’ ASSOCIATION NON-FICTION CROWN 2017’A ripping read … fascinating, charming, enjoyably unorthodox’ Daily Telegraph Was Niccol Machiavelli really the cynical schemer of legend – or was he a profound ethical thinker, who tried to save the democratic freedom of Renaissance Florence as it was threatened by ruthless dynasties? This revelatory biography shows us a man of fox-like dissimulation: a master of disguise in dangerous times. ‘A gripping portrait of a brilliant political thinker, who understood the dangers of authoritarianism and looked for ways to curb them’ The New Yorker’Compelling … this unconventional biography questions whether the philosopher deserves his reputation as an advocate for tyranny’ Julian Baggini, Financial Times

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