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The Prince

by Niccolò Machiavelli, N.H. Thomson
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The Prince
The Prince

Power politics distilled by Renaissance mastermind.

If you're intrigued by the mechanics of power or leadership in its rawest form, "The Prince" is your kind of read. Machiavelli's notions about ruling can be as controversial as they are captivating; it's like a realpolitik manual stripped of pretense and infused with cunning wisdom. For anyone interested in history, politics, or philosophy, it’s an eye-opener about the lengths to which one might go to secure power.

  • National Book Award Finalist for Translation (1978)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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The Prince

by Niccolò Machiavelli, N.H. Thomson
$8.90
ISBN: 9780486272740
Authors: Niccolò Machiavelli, N.H. Thomson
Publisher: Dover Publications
Date of Publication: 2022-05-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: History, Politics, Philosophy
Related Topics: Politics, History, Historical, Political Science, Classics
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As a young Florentine envoy to the courts of France and the Italian principalities, Niccolò Machiavelli (1469–1527) was able to observe firsthand the lives of people strongly united under one powerful ruler. His fascination with that political rarity and his intense desire to see the Medici family assume a similar role in Italy provided the foundation for his "primer for princes." In this classic guide to acquiring and maintaining political power, Machiavelli used a rational approach to advise prospective rulers, developing logical arguments and alternatives for a number of potential problems, among them governing hereditary monarchies, dealing with colonies and the treatment of conquered peoples. Refreshing in its directness, yet often disturbing in its cold practicality, The Prince sets down a frighteningly pragmatic formula for political fortune. Starkly relevant to the political upheavals of the 20th century, this calculating prescription for power remains today, nearly 500 years after it was written, a timely and startling lesson in the practice of autocratic rule that continues to be much read and studied by students, scholars and general readers as well. Reprint of The Prince from Vol. 36 of the Harvard Classics series, translated by N. H. Thompson and published by P. F. Collier & Son Company, New York, 1910.
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Power politics distilled by Renaissance mastermind.

If you're intrigued by the mechanics of power or leadership in its rawest form, "The Prince" is your kind of read. Machiavelli's notions about ruling can be as controversial as they are captivating; it's like a realpolitik manual stripped of pretense and infused with cunning wisdom. For anyone interested in history, politics, or philosophy, it’s an eye-opener about the lengths to which one might go to secure power.

  • National Book Award Finalist for Translation (1978)
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