The first book in English to explore the relationship between Stalin's ideas and methods and the practices advocated by Machiavelli and the practices associated with ''Machiavellian'' politics. It advances the concept of ''revolutionary Machiavellism'' as a way of understanding a particular strand
Political Thought from Machiavelli to Stalin: Revolutionary Machiavellism
β Scribed by E. A. Rees (auth.)
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 337
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Machiavelliβs Ideas on Politics....Pages 1-27
Machiavelli, Marx and Nietzsche....Pages 28-48
Machiavelli in Russia, 1800β1917....Pages 49-65
Revolutionary Machiavellism....Pages 66-92
The Bolsheviks, Lenin and Machiavelli....Pages 93-116
Machiavellism in Soviet Thought....Pages 117-142
Stalin and Machiavelli 1....Pages 143-160
Stalin and Machiavelli 2....Pages 161-197
Stalin and Machiavelli 3....Pages 198-216
Stalin and Machiavelli 4....Pages 217-236
Conclusion....Pages 237-247
Back Matter....Pages 248-324
β¦ Subjects
Political History; History, general
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