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Reason of State, Propaganda and the Thirty Years' War: An Unknown Translation by Thomas Hobbes
Reason of State Propaganda and the Thirty Years' War An Unknown Translation by Thomas Hobbes Author:Noel Malcolm Acclaimed writer and historian Noel Malcolm presents his sensational discovery of a new work by Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679): a propaganda pamphlet 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 seventeenth-century history, illuminating both the p... more »ractice of early modern propaganda and the theory of "reason of state".« less