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The prince / Niccolò Machiavelli ; a new translation by Tim Parks.
Author
Machiavelli, Niccolò, 1469-1527
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Uniform title
Principe.
English
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Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
Penguin classics deluxe edition.
Published/Created
New York, NY : Penguin Books, 2009.
Translation and editorial material, ©2009
Description
xliv, 124 pages : map ; 22 cm
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Firestone Library - Stacks
JC143 .M38 2009
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Subject(s)
Political science
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Early works to 1800
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Political ethics
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Early works to 1800
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Translator
Parks, Tim
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Library of Congress genre(s)
Early works
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Series
Penguin classics deluxe edition
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Summary note
"An infamous Renaissance classic, The Prince shocked Europe upon publication with its ruthless tactics for gaining absolute power and its abandonment of conventional morality. Niccolo Machiavelli even came to be regarded by some as an agent of the Devel, his name taken for the intriguer "Machevill" of Jacobean tragedy. For his treatise on statecraft Machiavelli drew upon his own experience of office under the turbulent Florentine republic, rejecting traditional values of political theory and recognizing the complicated, transient nature of political life. Concerned not with lofty ideals, but with a regime that would last, The Prince has become the Bible of realpolitik, and still retains its power to alarm and instruct"--Page 2 of cover
Notes
Translated from the Italian.
Contents
Letter to Lorenzo de' Medici
Different kinds of states and how to conquer them
Hereditary monarchies
Mixed monarchies
Conquered by Alexander the Great, the Kingdom of Darius did not rebel against his successors after his death. Why not?
How to govern cities and states that were previously self-governing
States won by the ruler's own forces and abilities
States won by lucky circumstances and someone else's armed forces
States won by crime
Monarchy with public support
Assessing a state's strength
Church states
Different kinds of armies and a consideration of mercenary forces
Auxiliaries, combined forces and citizen armies
A ruler and his army
What men and particularly rulers are praised and blamed for
Generosity and meanness
Cruelty and compassion. Whether it is better to be feared or loved
A ruler and his promises
Avoiding contempt and hatred
Whether fortresses and other strategies rulers frequently adopt are useful
What a ruler should do to win respect
A ruler's ministers
Avoiding flatterers
Why Italian rulers have lost their states
The role of luck in human affairs, and how to defend against it
An appeal to conquer Italy and free it from foreign occupation
Glossary of proper names.
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ISBN
9780143105862 ((paperback))
0143105868 ((paperback))
LCCN
2009028233
OCLC
426253871
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