Evil Lords: Theories and Representations of Tyranny From Antiquity to the Renaissance by Nikos Panou, Hester Schadee
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Overview: Offers unprecedented spatial, temporal, and disciplinary scope of scholarship on bad kingship
Presents a number of case studies offering innovative insights into ancient, medieval, and early modern value systems and conceptions of sovereignty
Creates a narrative of the Western tradition on tyranny from its ancient roots up to its radical revision at the brink of modernity
Demonstrates that the study of the toxic qualities of the tyrant can advance our knowledge not only of pre-modern conceptualizations of badness but also of the relation between ethics and politics, individual and society, and power and propaganda
Genre: Non-Fiction > History
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