TY - BOOK AU - Machiavelli,Niccolò AU - Marriott,W.K. TI - THE PRINCE T2 - Vintage Classics SN - 9780593310861 U1 - 320.1 23 PY - 2020/// CY - New York : PB - Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, KW - Political science KW - Early works to 1800 KW - Political ethics N1 - Includes index N2 - That Machiavelli's name has become synonymous with cold-eyed political calculation only heightens the intrinsic fascination of The Prince, the world's preeminent how-to manual on the art of getting and keeping power and one of the literary landmarks of the Italian Renaissance. Written in a vigorous, straightforward style that reflects its author's realism, this treatise on states, statecraft, and the ideal ruler is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand how human society actually works. ER -