Guicciardini Dialogue on the Government of Florence |
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| Author:
| Guicciardini, Francesco |
| Editor:
| Brown, Alison |
| Contribution by:
| Geuss, Raymond
Skinner, Quentin |
| Series title: | Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-45623-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 1994 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $45.99 |
Book Description:
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This is the first English translation of Guicciardini's Dialogue on the Government of Florence, written in the 1520s. Rejecting classical republican arguments in the name of the new political realism, it argues for the priority of state interest over private morality and religion.
This is the first English translation of Guicciardini's Dialogue on the Government of Florence, written in the 1520s. Rejecting classical republican arguments in the name of the new political realism, it argues for the priority of state interest over private morality and religion.