The Prince

By Machiavel, Nicolas|Bull, George
The Prince

Details

Authors: Machiavel, Nicolas|Bull, George
Copyright: 1999
Format: Paperback
GTIN13: 9780143036333
ISBN10: 0143036335
Page Count: 128
Dimensions: 4.42x0.34x7.06
Publisher: Penguin Books

Strand Notes

(Penguin Books Great Ideas series). The supreme guide to realpolitik in every way: gaining and maintaining power in an always already dangerous world. 113p.

Description

Rejecting the traditional values of political theory, Machiavelli drew upon his own experiences of office in the turbulent Florentine republic to write his celebrated treatise on statecraft. While Machiavelli was only one of the many Florentine "prophets of force," he differed from the ruling elite in recognizing the complexity and fluidity of political life.

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