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THE PRINCE / Niccolò Machiavelli ; Translated from the Italian by W.K. Marriott

By: Contributor(s): Language: English Original language: Italian Series: Vintage classicsPublisher: New York : Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2020Edition: First Vintage Classics editionDescription: x, 190 pages ; 20 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780593310861
Other title:
  • Translation of: Principe
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23 320.1
Summary: 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.
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Includes index

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.

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