{"product_id":"why-machiavelli-matters-john-bernard-9780275998769","title":"Why Machiavelli Matters: A Guide to Citizenship in a Democracy","description":"\u003cp\u003eMachiavelli (1469-1527) is the seminal figure in early modern intellectual history for those living, or wishing to live, in a functional democracy. What Machiavelli is primarily about, and what makes him indispensable to those of us living in and struggling to preserve democracy in America, is the sum of individual and collective qualities required of a citizen, or what he termed virtu: a host of traits ranging from manliness to boldness, ingenuity, excellence, self-esteem, and even stoic resignation. In a narrative spanning Machiavelli's life and work as one of the world's most fascinating philosophers, Bernard illuminates for the modern reader just how relevant his insights are to our own evolving debate on the appropriate relations between religion and politics, church and state. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBesides offering a detailed sketch of Machiavelli as a chancellor in the Italian Soderini Republic (1498-1512), this book examines the man's political philosophy, particularly his complex view of republics and principalities, in \u003ci\u003eThe Prince\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eDiscourses\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eFlorentine Histories\u003c\/i\u003e. It also establishes the importance of Machiavelli's writing as it evolved during his exile, especially in the reflexive passages of his plays \u003ci\u003eMandragola\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eClizia\u003c\/i\u003e. The book concludes with the potential uses of Machiavellism in 21st-century mass democracies, as well as presenting ways in which his legacy lives on in our own activities as citizens in a democracy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Bernard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0275998762\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780275998769\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/30\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2009 pg. 179\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2009","brand":"John Bernard","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47930648527103,"sku":"9780275998769","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4f1f319c-601f-4cef-b2f3-7ad1bd53261a.jpg?v=1766343299","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/why-machiavelli-matters-john-bernard-9780275998769","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}