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Discourses

ISBN-13: 9780140444285
ISBN-10: 0140444289
Edition: 4.1.1984
Author: Niccolò Machiavelli
Publication date: 1984
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Format: Paperback 544 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780140444285
ISBN-10: 0140444289
Edition: 4.1.1984
Author: Niccolò Machiavelli
Publication date: 1984
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Format: Paperback 544 pages

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Discourses (ISBN-13: 9780140444285 and ISBN-10: 0140444289), written by authors Niccolò Machiavelli, was published by Penguin Classics in 1984. With an overall rating of 3.9 stars, it's a notable title among other Rome (Ancient Civilizations History, Italy, European History, Modern, Philosophy, Political) books. You can easily purchase or rent Discourses (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Rome books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.57.

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"It is not the well-being of individuals that makes cities great, but the well-being of the community"

Few figures in intellectual history have proved as notorious and ambiguous as Niccolò Machiavelli. But while his treatise The Prince made his name synonymous with autocratic ruthlessness and cynical manipulation, The Discourses (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, The Discourses creates a modern theory of republic politics.

For 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.
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