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The Prince: Second Edition

Niccolò Machiavelli

Here is the world's most famous master plan for seizing and holding power. Astonishing in its candor "The Prince" even today remains a disturbingly realistic and prophetic work on what it takes to be a prince . . . a king . . . a president. When, in 1512, Machiavelli was removed from his post in his beloved Florence, he resolved to set down a treatise on leadership that was practical, not idealistic. . . "The Prince" . . .has become essential reading for every student of government, and is the ultimate book on power politics.

Book Details

  • Publisher: University of Chicago Press
  • Publish Date: Sep 1st, 1998
  • Pages: 184
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - 0002
  • Dimensions: 7.60in - 5.00in - 0.50in - 0.45lb
  • EAN: 9780226500447
  • Categories: PoliticalHistory & Theory - General

About the Author

Machiavelli, Niccolò: - Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527) was a diplomat, politician, and philosopher of the Italian Renaissance. Modern political philosophy and political science is founded on Machiavelli's writings. He served for many years as a senior official in the Florentine Republic with responsibilities in diplomatic and military affairs. When the Medicis came to power, he was imprisoned and then retired to the writing of his works of political philosophy.
Mansfield, Harvey C.: - Harvey C. Mansfield is the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Government at Harvard University. He is the author of Machiavelli's Virtue and has translated The Prince, Discourses on Livy (with Nathan Tarcov), and Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America (with Delba Winthrop), all published by the University of Chicago Press.