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The Prince

by Niccolò Machiavelli, Mark Musa, Peter Bondanella
$6.06
The Prince - Thryft
The Prince - Thryft
  • 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.

The Prince

by Niccolò Machiavelli, Mark Musa, Peter Bondanella
$6.06
ISBN: 9780192816023
Authors: Niccolò Machiavelli, Mark Musa, Peter Bondanella
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date of Publication: 1984-05-17
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Politics, Philosophy, History
Related Topics: Political Science, History, Classics, History, Politics
Goodreads rating: 3.84
(rated by 333879 readers)

Description

First published in 1532, several years after Machiavelli's death, The Prince immediately fired a debate which has raged until the present day. It has variously been described as the first work to analyse the role of the political élite; as the book which established the independence of politics from theology; as an early formulation of the political 'myth' required to galvanize apolitical masses into revolutionary action; as a practical rule-book containing timeless precepts for the diplomat; and, most frequently, as the handbook of evil. Certainly it is a work of the greatest originality, based upon Machiavelli's first-hand experience as an emissary of the Florentine Republic to the courts of Europe. He provides an analysis of the means -- often violent -- by which political power is seized and retained, and the circumstances in which it is lost. His treatment of major philosophical and political issues, especially the relationship between public deeds and private morality, added a dimension of incisive realism to traditional discourse on the nature of the State. Above all, The Prince provides a remarkably uncompromising picture of the true nature of power, no matter in what era or by whom it is exercised.
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  • 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.