{"product_id":"the-power-of-necessity-9781316513149","title":"The Power of Necessity","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExploring 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. 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.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019605803351,"sku":"9781316513149","price":71.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781316513149.jpg?v=1750780765","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-power-of-necessity-9781316513149","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}