{"product_id":"the-republic-of-venice-de-magistratibus-et-republica-venetorum-paperback","title":"The Republic of Venice: de Magistratibus Et Republica Venetorum - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGasparo Contarini\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eFilippo Sabetti\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eGiuseppe Pezzini\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGasparo Contarini (1483-1542)\u003c\/b\u003e was a Venetian humanist scholar, theologian, diplomat, and Roman Catholic cardinal. He was an advocate of extensive reform within the church and a leader in the movement for reconciliation with the Lutheran Reformers.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eFilippo Sabetti\u003c\/strong\u003e is a professor of Political Science at McGill University.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eGiuseppe Pezzini\u003c\/b\u003e is a lecturer in Latin at the University of St Andrews, Scotland.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAmanda Murphy\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of English Language and Translation at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 8.98 x 6.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51751217004832,"sku":"9781487546021","price":47.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6b742bf4b3809c184fac289c061ddd05.webp?v=1779967689","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-republic-of-venice-de-magistratibus-et-republica-venetorum-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}