Machiavellianisms and governments in Portuguese America: two analyses of ideas and political practices

This article describes two studies regarding political practices and ideas that are relevant to the context of Portuguese America and its possible relations with the opuscule The Prince, by Niccolò Machiavelli. In the general government of the Count of Óbidos (1663-1667), some similarities with the...

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Main Authors: Rodrigo Bentes Monteiro, Vinícius Dantas
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade Federal Fluminense 2014-01-01
Series:Tempo
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-77042014000100403&lng=en&tlng=en