Machiavelli and Political Conspiracies

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Machiavelli and Political Conspiracies is written by Alessandro Campi and published by Routledge. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0429865430 (ISBN 10) and 9780429865435 (ISBN 13).

The theme of conspiracy is central to Machiavelli's writing. His work offers observations and analysis of conspiracy as part of the armoury of the Renaissance politician. Surprisingly, the theme has not yet received the attention it merits. This volume corrects an interpretation which reduces Machiavelli's position to one of censorious observer of conspiracies. Quite to the contrary, as Campi demonstrates, Machiavelli developed an anatomy of conspiracy and provided a practical manual for coup d'état" and violent seizure of power.