Debating Foreign Policy in the Renaissance : : Speeches on War and Peace by Francesco Guicciardini / / Marco Cesa.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Complete eBook-Package 2017
• VerfasserIn: Cesa, Marco,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©2017
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (192 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Note on Sources and Texts --; Introduction --; 1. On Whether or Not the Florentines Should Wage War against the Church --; 2. On Whether or Not the Florentines Should Accept the Peace Agreement that the Duke of Milan is Offering --; 3. On Whether or Not the Florentines Should Launch a War of Aggression against Lucca --; 4. On Whether or Not the King of France Should Make Peace with the Duke of Milan --; 5. On Whether or Not the Venetians Should Sign an Offensive Alliance with the King of France --; 6. On Whether the Venetians Should Ally with the King of the Romans or Stick to the Alliance with the King of France --; 7. On Whether the Venetians Should Ally with the Emperor or Stick to the Alliance with the King of France --; 8. On Whether the Emperor Should Be Magnanimous towards the King of France, Whom He Holds Prisoner, or Impose Severe Terms on Him --; 9. On Whether or Not the Venetians Should Make an Agreement with the Emperor or Risk War against Him --; 10. On Whether the Pope Should Make an Agreement with the Emperor or Wage War against Him --; 11. On Whether the Emperor Should Make an Agreement with the Italian States or the King of France --; Name index --; Subject index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781474415057; 9783110781403
• DOI: 10.1515/9781474415057?locatt=mode:legacy
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Marco Cesa.

A remarkable collection of debates on foreign policy from the works of Guicciardini, freshly translated with new commentaryThis book brings together 11 pairs of opposing speeches on foreign policy written by Florentine statesman and historian Francesco Guicciardini (1483-1540). Collectively, they constitute a remarkable collection of debates on war, peace, alliance and more. Incisive and elegant, the debates contain an early formulation of concepts such as the balance of power and the security dilemma - ideas that are still in international politics today. This book highlights the importance of Guicciardini's work for the evolution of international theory and explains why he, alongside Machiavelli, should be considered a leading figure of Realism.