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Exploring reason of state in a global monarchy, The Power of Necessity examines how thinkers and agents in the Spanish monarchy navigated the tension between political pragmatism and moral-religious principle, bridging the persistent gap between theory and practice in political thought.

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1. Introduction: politics between principle and pragmatism; 2. Necessity and counter-reformation reason of state; 3. 'The inexhaustible ocean of politics': Tacitus and the political counsel of history; 4. Virgilio Malvezzi and the mosaics of morality and necessity; 5. Experience, conscience and necessity: Spanish debates about peace or truce in the Netherlands; Conclusion.

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 1/5/2023 12:01:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781316513149, 978-1316513149
      ISBN10: 1316513149
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      European history: medieval period, middle ages History of ideas Political leaders and leadership

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Exploring reason of state in a global monarchy, The Power of Necessity examines how thinkers and agents in the Spanish monarchy navigated the tension between political pragmatism and moral-religious principle, bridging the persistent gap between theory and practice in political thought.

      Table of Contents
      1. Introduction: politics between principle and pragmatism; 2. Necessity and counter-reformation reason of state; 3. 'The inexhaustible ocean of politics': Tacitus and the political counsel of history; 4. Virgilio Malvezzi and the mosaics of morality and necessity; 5. Experience, conscience and necessity: Spanish debates about peace or truce in the Netherlands; Conclusion.

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