{"product_id":"the-beginning-of-politics-power-in-the-biblical-book-of-samuel-9780691191683","title":"The Beginning of Politics: Power in the Biblical Book of Samuel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow the book of Samuel offers a timeless meditation on the dilemmas of statecraft\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book of Samuel is universally acknowledged as one of the supreme achievements of biblical literature. Yet the book's anonymous author was more than an inspired storyteller. The author was also an uncannily astute observer of political life and the moral compromises and contradictions that the struggle for power inevitably entails. \u003ci\u003eThe Beginning of Politics\u003c\/i\u003e mines the story of Israel's first two kings to unearth a natural history of power, providing a forceful new reading of what is arguably the first and greatest work of Western political thought. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough stories such as Saul's madness, David's murder of Uriah, the rape of Tamar, and the rebellion of Absalom, the author of Samuel deepens our understanding not only of the necessity of sovereign rule but also of its costs--to the people it is intended to protect and to those who wield it. Moshe Halbertal and Stephen Holmes show how these beautifully crafted narratives cut to the core of politics, offering a timely meditation on the dark side of sovereign power and the enduring dilemmas of statecraft.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Moshe Halbertal,Stephen Holmes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/18\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691191683\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMoshe Halbertal\u003c\/b\u003e is the Gruss Professor of Law at New York University and the John and Golda Cohen Professor of Jewish Philosophy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. \u003cb\u003eStephen Holmes\u003c\/b\u003e is the Walter E. Meyer Professor of Law at New York University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44911763554419,"sku":"9780691191683","price":33.13,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_2e73edea-049b-4876-adee-86df262c3861.jpg?v=1777568399","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-beginning-of-politics-power-in-the-biblical-book-of-samuel-9780691191683","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}