• The best books on Italian Political Philosophy - Discourses on Livy by Niccolo Machiavelli, trans. Harvey Mansfield and Nathan Tarcov
  • The best books on Italian Political Philosophy - The New Science of Giambattista Vico: Unabridged Translation of the Third Edition (1744) by Giambattista Vico, trans. Max Harold Fisch and Thomas Goddard Bergin
  • The best books on Italian Political Philosophy - The History of European Liberalism by Guido De Ruggiero, trans. R. G. Collingwood
  • The best books on Italian Political Philosophy - Prison Notebooks by Antonio Gramsci, trans. Joseph A. Buttigieg and Antonio Callari
  • The best books on Italian Political Philosophy - Liberalism and Democracy by Norberto Bobbio, trans. Martin Ryle and Kate Soper

The best books on Italian Political Philosophy, recommended by Guglielmo Verdirame

Italy has a rich tradition of political philosophy, producing a number of thinkers with both practical experience and a cosmopolitan outlook. Here Guglielmo Verdirame, Professor of International Law at King’s College London, talks us through the five most important Italian political philosophers, and the best books to read to understand their work.