{"product_id":"machiavellis-new-modes-and-orders-a-study-of-the-discourses-on-livy-paperback","title":"Machiavelli's New Modes and Orders: A Study of the Discourses on Livy - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHarvey C. Mansfield\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMachiavelli's New Modes and Orders\u003c\/i\u003e is the only full-length interpretive study on Machiavelli's controversial and ambiguous work, \u003ci\u003eDiscourses on Livy.\u003c\/i\u003e These discourses, considered by some to be Machiavelli's most important work, are thoroughly explained in a chapter-by-chapter commentary by Harvey C. Mansfield, one of the world's foremost interpreters of this remarkable philosopher. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Mansfield's aim is to discern Machiavelli's intention in writing the book: he argues that Machiavelli wanted to introduce new modes and orders in political philosophy in order to make himself the founder of modern politics. Mansfield maintains that Machiavelli deliberately concealed part of his intentions so that only the most perceptive reader could see beneath the surface of the text and understand the whole of his book. Previously out of print, Mansfield's penetrating study brings to light the hidden thoughts lurking in the details of the \u003ci\u003eDiscourses on Livy\u003c\/i\u003e to inform and challenge its readers at every step along the way.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the only full-length interpretive study of Machiavelli's \u003ci\u003eDiscourses on Livy\u003c\/i\u003e, Harvey C. Mansfield provides a chapter-by-chapter commentary of this controversial and ambiguous work. Mansfield argues that Machiavelli's new modes and orders were intended to undermine the classical and Christian foundations of political philosophy and establish a new foundation not only for modern political philosophy, but for modern politics as well. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis penetrating study, wrought by one of Machiavelli's foremost interpreters, uncovers the hidden intricacies of the \u003ci\u003eDiscourses\u003c\/i\u003e. It will inform and challenge its readers at every step.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHarvey C. Mansfield\u003c\/b\u003e is the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Government at Harvard University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eMachiavelli's Virtue\u003c\/i\u003e and has translated \u003ci\u003eThe Prince\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Discourses on Livy\u003c\/i\u003e (with Nathan Tarcov), and \u003ci\u003eAlexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America\u003c\/i\u003e (with Delba Winthrop), all published by the University of Chicago Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 460\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9 x 6.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 15, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45277012394086,"sku":"9780226503707","price":81.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/djlNYUtQem9CS0tMRkkvVE83SGV3UT09.webp?v=1773903027","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/machiavellis-new-modes-and-orders-a-study-of-the-discourses-on-livy-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}