MARC details
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| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER |
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000053795994 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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AuCNLKIN |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20150318120109.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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141117s2015 mau e b 001 0beng d |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
2014028103 |
| 015 ## - NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER |
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| National bibliography number |
GBB520769 |
| Source |
bnb |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780674416123 (paperback) |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER |
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| System control number |
(OCoLC)893709465 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
DLC |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
| Description conventions |
rda |
| Transcribing agency |
DLC |
| Modifying agency |
DLC |
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NJB |
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VMATH |
| 042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE |
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| Authentication code |
ukblcatcopy |
| 043 ## - GEOGRAPHIC AREA CODE |
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| Geographic area code |
e-it--- |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
JC143.M4 |
| Item number |
C38 2015 |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
320.1 |
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B |
| Edition number |
23 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Celenza, Christopher S., |
| Relator term |
author. |
| 245 10 - TITLE |
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| Title |
Machiavelli : |
| Remainder of title |
a portrait / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Christopher S. Celenza. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
Cambridge, Massachusetts : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Harvard University Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
2015. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
240 pages ; |
| Dimensions |
22 cm. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
Formerly CIP. |
| Institution to which field applies |
Uk |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Renaissance, conspiracies, bonfires: Machiavelli's little-known youth -- Highs and lows: Machiavelli emerges -- Interlude: Machiavelli's letter -- The prince -- Conversing with the ancients: the discourses -- The comedy of life: letters and plays, wives and lovers -- History -- Ghosts. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
'Machiavellian', used to describe the ruthless cunning of the power-obsessed and the pitiless is never meant as a compliment. But the man whose name became shorthand for all that is ugly in politics was more engaging and nuanced than his reputation suggests. Christopher S. Celenza's 'Machiavelli: a portrait' removes the varnish of centuries to reveal not only the hardnosed political philosopher but the skilled diplomat, learned commentator on ancient history, comic playwright, tireless letter writer, and thwarted lover. Machiavelli's hometown was the epicenter of the Italian Renaissance in the fifteenth century, a place of unparalleled artistic and intellectual attainments. But Florence was also riven by extraordinary violence. War and public executions were commonplace. Machiavelli himself was imprisoned and brutally tortured at the behest of his own government. These experiences left a deep impression on this keen observer of power politics, whose two masterpieces 'The Prince' and 'The discourses' draw everywhere on the hard-won wisdom gained from navigating a treacherous world. But like many of Machiavelli's fellow Florentines, he also immersed himself in the Latin language and wisdom of authors from the classical past. And for all of Machiavelli's indifference to religion, vestiges of Christianity remained in his thought, especially the hope for a redeemer, a prince, who would provide the stability so rare in Machiavelli s worldly experience. |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Machiavelli, Niccolo, |
| Dates associated with a name |
1469-1527. |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Machiavelli, Niccolò, |
| Dates associated with a name |
1469-1527. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Statemen |
| Geographic subdivision |
Italy |
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Florence |
| Form subdivision |
Biography. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Statesmen |
| Geographic subdivision |
Italy |
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Florence |
| Form subdivision |
Biography. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
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| Geographic name |
Florence (Italy) |
| General subdivision |
Politics and government |
| Chronological subdivision |
1421-1737. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
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| Geographic name |
Florence (Italy) |
| General subdivision |
Social conditions |
| Chronological subdivision |
15th century. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
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| Geographic name |
Florence (Italy) |
| General subdivision |
Social conditions |
| Chronological subdivision |
16th century. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Item type |
Book |
