Haig Patapan is an associate professor in the Department of Politics and Public Policy at Griffith University in Brisbain, Australia.

Haig Patapan argues that at the heart of 'modernity' is a new view of love that accounts for important aspects of modern politics and philosophy, including its conception of power, constitutionalism, and beauty. By examining Machiavelli's epistolary, poetical, and political works, Machiavelli in Love reveals his understanding of love and its theoretical foundations for a modern politics founded on fear.

Chapter 1 Nets of Gold Chapter 2 Art of Love Chapter 3 Prince of Love Chapter 4 Friends and Enemies Chapter 5 Machiavelli in Love