Guicciardini: Dialogue on the Government of Florence

by Francesco Guicciardini

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This is the first English translation of Guicciardini's Dialogue on the Government of Florence, written in the 1520s. Like Machiavelli, his more famous contemporary and friend, Guicciardini rejects classical republican arguments in the name of the new political realism and acknowledges the important role of patronage and graft in contemporary politics and the illegitimacy of nearly all forms of political power, arguing for the priority of state interest over private morality and religion.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0521456231

ISBN13:9780521456234

Release Date:June 1994

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:256 Pages

Weight:0.80 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Related Subjects

History Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences

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