{"product_id":"the-discourses-paperback","title":"The Discourses - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNiccolo Machiavelli\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLeslie J. Walker\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eBernard Crick\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"It is not the well-being of individuals that makes cities great, but the well-being of the community\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFew figures in intellectual history have proved as notorious and ambiguous as Niccolò Machiavelli. But while his treatise \u003ci\u003eThe Prince\u003c\/i\u003e made his name synonymous with autocratic ruthlessness and cynical manipulation, \u003ci\u003eThe Discourses\u003c\/i\u003e (c.1517) shows a radically different outlook on the world of politics. In this carefully argued commentary on Livy's history of republican Rome, Machiavelli proposed a system of government that would uphold civic freedom and security by instilling the virtues of active citizenship, and that would also encourage citizens to put the needs of the state above selfish, personal interests. Ambitious in scope, but also clear-eyed and pragmatic, \u003ci\u003eThe Discourses\u003c\/i\u003e creates a modern theory of republic politics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNiccolò Machiavelli \u003c\/b\u003e(1469-1527) was a Florentine statesman who was later forced out of public life. He then devoted himself to studying and writing political philosophy, history, fiction, and drama.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 544\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.92 x 7.85 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 1984\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42684679487551,"sku":"9780140444285","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/e2c2c5e46a801e31991f200cfb9b8ebf.webp?v=1764968259","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/the-discourses-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}