Reason of State, Propaganda, and the Thirty Years' War
An Unknown Translation y Thomas Hobbes
Modern History
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Noel Malcolm
Oxford University Press 2010
Paperback 227 pages  
0199575711 | 9780199575718 |  Product code: 84074  
Noel Malcolm presents his sensational discovery of a new work by Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679): a propaganda pamphlet (Altera secretissima instructio) on behalf of the Habsburg side in the Thirty Years' War, translated by Hobbes from a Latin original. Malcolm's book explores a fascinating episode in 17th century history, illuminating both the practice of early modern propaganda and the theory of 'reason of state'. Includes the complete pamphlet in Latin, with Hobbes's translation en face and notes.
 
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