{"product_id":"the-sweetness-of-power-machiavellis-discourses-and-guicciardinis-considerations-hardcover","title":"The Sweetness of Power: Machiavelli's Discourses and Guicciardini's Considerations - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNiccolò Machiavelli\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eFrancesco Guicciardini\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Sices\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe question of order inspired two of the greatest political thinkers of the Renaissance--Niccol  Machiavelli and Francesco Guicciardini, whose major works on the nature of government are linked in an authoritative new translation. Political adversaries but nonetheless friends, Machiavelli and Guicciardini both reflected on ancient Rome and refined their conceptions of government with an eye to the political turmoil of their own Florence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on the definitive Italian editions and including extensive explanatory notes, this new translation recreates the fascinating conflict that helped to shape the history of political thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames B. Atkinson and David Sices have translated many works, including\u003ci\u003e Machiavelli and His Friends\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 504\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.82 x 9.35 x 6.41 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42129949065351,"sku":"9780875802886","price":86.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/6415f8521e27d931f7d7725c63175350_2e3d43cf-eeb9-420a-9e01-643f71470d73.webp?v=1732607139","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-sweetness-of-power-machiavellis-discourses-and-guicciardinis-considerations-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}