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Herbert Harvey Rowen
964 pages • first pub 1978 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780691052472
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: Not specified
Description
If the combination of superb political skills and a powerful intelligence were enough to make a 'philosopher-king' such as Plato dreamed of, the Dutch 'Grand Pensionary' John de Witt (1625-72) would fit the prescription as well as any statesman in...
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Herbert Harvey Rowen
964 pages • first pub 1978 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780691052472
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: Not specified
Description
If the combination of superb political skills and a powerful intelligence were enough to make a 'philosopher-king' such as Plato dreamed of, the Dutch 'Grand Pensionary' John de Witt (1625-72) would fit the prescription as well as any statesman in...