{"product_id":"the-discourses-isbn-9780140444285","title":"The Discourses","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"It is not the well-being of individuals that makes cities great, but the well-being of the community\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.The DiscoursesPreface\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction by Bernard Crick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo Many Machiavellis\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Prince\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Discourses\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRepublics as Mixed Government\u003cbr\u003eThe Mixture as Adaptability\u003cbr\u003eThe Value of Conflict\u003cbr\u003eFactors of Social Class\u003cbr\u003eThe Conditions for Republican Rule\u003cbr\u003eTheory and Method\u003cbr\u003ePolitics and Morality\u003cbr\u003eThe Letter to Vettori\u003cbr\u003eSuggestions for Further Reading\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE DISCOURSES OF NICCOLÒ MACHIAVELLI\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTable of Contents\u003cbr\u003eThe Text\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\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.","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304680345829,"sku":"NP9780140444285","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780140444285.jpg?v=1767739029","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-discourses-isbn-9780140444285","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}