{"product_id":"the-republic-of-venice-gasparo-contarini-9781487546021","title":"The Republic of Venice: de Magistratibus Et Republica Venetorum","description":"\u003cp\u003eAt a time when social scientists are increasingly focusing on the reasons why nations fail and democracies die, Filippo Sabetti turns to the opposite issue, asking instead why institutions endure. To do so, he presents Gasparo Contarini's sixteenth-century description of the Republic of Venice to help modern readers understand what made Venice the longest-lived self-constituted republic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn its long history, Venice was the only city that succeeded in constructing a durable republicanism, and it was one of the earliest to depart from the hierarchical world of national monarchies and sovereignties. Sabetti suggests that students of politics will find Contarini's \u003ci\u003eThe Republic of Venice\u003c\/i\u003e just as instructive, if not more so, as Machiavelli's \u003ci\u003eThe Prince\u003c\/i\u003e. In his analysis of human nature, Contarini matches Machiavelli's secularism and realism, but goes much further; examining the case of Venice, he shows how it is possible for fallible human beings to construct a successful and stable government. This is the first modern English-language edition of Contarini's classic work, based directly on the original Latin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gasparo Contarini\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1487546025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781487546021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.98h x 6.04w x 0.57d","brand":"Gasparo Contarini","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44056558338303,"sku":"9781487546021","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f9eed4ae-602a-4538-93fa-10ffdc355fac.jpg?v=1685041965","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-republic-of-venice-gasparo-contarini-9781487546021","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}