{"product_id":"machiavellis-three-romes-religion-human-liberty-and-politics-reformed-paperback-softback-9781501747847","title":"Machiavelli's Three Romes; Religion, Human Liberty, and Politics Reformed (Paperback \/ softback) 9781501747847","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMachiavelli's Three Romes\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eReligion, Human Liberty, and Politics Reformed\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eVickie B. Sullivan (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781501747847\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 January 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e252 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.4 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eVickie Sullivan's book is an important and useful contribution to this literature. It combines meticulous scholarship with provocative and insightful analysis. While issuing directly from this literature, and thus in a sense the intellectual heir of these debates, it attempts to overcome their dualistic character by presenting an alternative and original interpretation. In the process Sullivan provides a novel and intriguing perspective to both the Straussian and civic republican interpretations of Machiavelli.\u003c\/p\u003e (American Political Science Review) \u003cp\u003eShe advances the novel proposition that Machiavelli is the enemy of all religion. This is an important new study, cogently argued and beautifully written.\u003c\/p\u003e (The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science) \u003cp\u003eHer incisive and clever analysis, comparable to Victoria Kahn's \u003ci\u003eMachiavellian Rhetoric\u003c\/i\u003e, deserves a place on a shelf that include Sebastian DeGrazia, Felix Gilbert, Harvey Mansfield, Jr., J.G.A. Pocock, Leo Strauss, and Quentin Skinner. Although clearly intended for a discerning audience of graduate students and faculty, Sullivan's clear prose and powerful insight will captivate upper-division undergraduates and general readers of political philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e (Choice) \u003cp\u003e[Sulllivan's] rhetorical stance is one of revaluation, and her rhetorical methodology is one of close, painstaking textual analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e (The Sixteenth Century Journal) \u003cp\u003eMachiavelli's three Romes, according to Vickie B. Sullivan's nicely argued book, are Christian Rome, ancient Rome and his own—a critique and appropriation of the first two.\u003c\/p\u003e (Times Literary Supplement) \u003cp\u003eThroughout the book, Professor Sullivan's writing style is inviting and accessible. Her treatment of the subject evinces a tremendous knowledge of not only Machiavelli's works, but also of writers who have analyzed and critiqued his ideas. Moreover, her book is well-organized, ensuring that the reader can readily follow her argument. Those with an interest in Machiavelli are likely to enjoy \u003ci\u003eMachiavelli's Three Romes\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e (The NYMAS Review)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMachiavelli's ambiguous treatment of religion has fueled a contentious and long-standing debate among scholars. \u003c\/b\u003eWhereas some insist that Machiavelli is a Christian, others maintain he is a pagan. Sullivan mediates between these divergent views by arguing that he is neither but that he utilizes elements of both understandings arrayed in a wholly new way. In this illuminating study, Sullivan shows Machiavelli's thought to be a highly original response to what he understood to be the crisis of his times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Note on Texts Cited\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart I: Christian Rome\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e1. The Church and Machiavelli's Depiction of Italy's Historical Situation\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Ravages of Christianity\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart II: Pagan Rome\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e3. The Foundation for Tyranny in Rome\u003cbr\u003e 4. Corruption, Youth, and Foreign Influences\u003cbr\u003e 5. Machiavelli's Ambiguous Praise of Paganism\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart III: Machiavelli's New Rome\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e6. Old Lands and Machiavelli's New One\u003cbr\u003e 7. A Temporal Christianity and the Princes of the Republic\u003cbr\u003e 8. Machiavelli's Rule and Human Liberty\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Works Cited\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Northern Illinois University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52607789564184,"sku":"9781501747847","price":24.37,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/machiavellis-three-romes-religion-human-liberty-and-politics-reformed-paperback-softback-9781501747847","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}