TY - BOOK AU - Machiavelli, Niccolo. TI - The discourses SN - 9780140444285 U1 - 320.08 MAC PY - 2003/// CY - London PB - Penguin Books, KW - Historiography KW - .Rome KW - Political science KW - Early works to 1800 N2 - Proposes a system of government that would uphold civic freedom and security by instilling the virtues of active citizenship, and that would also encourage citizens to put the needs of the state above selfish, personal interests. Ambitious in scope, but also pragmatic, this work creates a modern theory of republic politics ER -