{"product_id":"the-portable-machiavelli","title":"The Portable Machiavelli","description":"\u003cp\u003ePeter Bondanella, editor. Used. Good condition, slight water stain at the bottom of the pages in the back at the bottom of the spine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the four and a half centuries since Machiavelli’s death, no single and unanimously accepted interpretation of his ideas has succeeded in imposing itself upon the lively debate over the meaning of his works. Yet there has never been any doubt about the fundamental importance of Machiavelli’s contribution to Western political theory.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe Portable Machiavelli\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebrings together the complete texts of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe Prince\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBelfagor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eCastruccio Castracani\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, newly translated by Peter Bondanella and Mark Musa especially for this volume. In addition, the editors include an abridged version of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe Discourses\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e; a play, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe Mandrake Root\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, in its entirety; seven private letters; and selections from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe Art of War\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe History of Florence\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Books \u0026 Brew","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46015531319469,"sku":null,"price":11.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/booksandbrew.net\/products\/the-portable-machiavelli","provider":"Books And Brew","version":"1.0","type":"link"}