Wellesley College

Political Science 100

Introduction to Political Science

Professor William A. Joseph

Machiavelli Resources

Machiavelli, detail of an oil painting by Santi di Tito; in the Palazzo Vecchio, Florence Alinari--Art Resource/EB Inc. Copyright © 1994-2000 Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc.

Articles, Chapters, and Books:

Dietz, Mary C., "Trapping the Prince: Machiavelli and the Politics of Deception," The American Political Science Review, 80.3 (Sept. 1986), pp. 777-799.

Germino, Dante. "Machiavelli's Thought on the Psyche and Society," in A. Parel (ed.), The Political Calculus: Essays on Machiavelli's Philosophy, Toronto, 1972.

Savigear, Peter. "Niccolo Machiavelli: The Prince and the Discourses," in Forsyth, M., Keens-Soper, M. & Hoffman, J. (eds.) The Political Classics, vol. I., New York, 1993.

Wolin, Sheldon. "Machiavelli and the Politics and Economy of Violence," in Wolin, ed., Politics and Vision: Continuity and Innovation in Western Political Thought. New York, 1960.

McCormick, John. "Machiavellian Democracy: Controlling Elites with Ferocious Populism," in The American Political Science Review, 95.2 (June 2001), pp. 297-314.

Lukes, Timothy J. "Lionizing Machiavelli," The American Political Science Review, 95.3 (Sept. 2001561-575).

Skinner, Quentin. Machiavelli: A Very Short Introduction. New York, 2000.

 

Internet Sources:

E-Machiavelli

The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli

Han Fei-tzu: [Chinese] Legalist Views on Good Government

Medici:Godfathers of the Renaissance (PBS)

 

Class Notes and Personal Communications:

Bloom, Allan. "Introduction to Political Theory," Class Notes. Cornell University, Fall Semester 1966.

Keohane, Nannerl O., "Political Science in Political Theory," Class Notes, Stanford University, Winter Quarter, 1975.

Professors Roxanne Euben and Edward Stettner, Department of Political Science, Wellesley College

 

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