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Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the machiavellians. In later years burnham left marxism and became a public intellectual of the american conservative movement. Machiavellians, the defenders of freedom paperback 1943 by burnham james author. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. This site uses cookies to improve your user experience. Defenders of freedom paperback september, 1987 paperback 1605. In addition, there is a long section on machiavelli himself. It summarises some broad themes in political philosophy and. James burnham november 22, 1905 july 28, 1987 was an american philosopher and political theorist.
Gotham book mart collection copy has dustjacket retained. It is both a reference book of sorts and a narrative. Burnham contends that the writings of these men hold the key both to the truth. It is scandalous that this book should be out of print, for it is without a doubt the best primer on political science ever written.