| The Prince Contributor(s): Machiavel, Nicolas (Author) |
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ISBN: 0553212788 ISBN-13: 9780553212785 Publisher: Bantam Classics OUR PRICE: $5.36 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: August 1984 Annotation: Here is the world's most famous master plan for seizing and holding power. Astonishing in its candor "The Prince even today remains a disturbingly realistic and prophetic work on what it takes to be a prince . . . a king . . . a president. When, in 1512, Machiavelli was removed from his post in his beloved Florence, he resolved to set down a treatise on leadership that was practical, not idealistic. In "The Prince he envisioned would be unencumbered by ordinary ethical and moral values; his prince would be man and beast, fox and lion. Today, this small sixteenth-century masterpiece has become essential reading for every student of government, and is the ultimate book on power politics. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | History & Theory - General - Fiction | Classics - Political Science | Political Ideologies - General |
| Dewey: 320.1 |
| LCCN: 66025554 |
| Lexile Measure: 1430 |
| Series: Bantam Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.41" H x 4.07" W x 7.05" (0.19 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Italy |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 167222 Reading Level: 9.3 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 7.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Here is the world's most famous master plan for seizing and holding power. Astonishing in its candor The Prince even today remains a disturbingly realistic and prophetic work on what it takes to be a prince . . . a king . . . a president. When, in 1512, Machiavelli was removed from his post in his beloved Florence, he resolved to set down a treatise on leadership that was practical, not idealistic. In The Prince he envisioned would be unencumbered by ordinary ethical and moral values; his prince would be man and beast, fox and lion. Today, this small sixteenth-century masterpiece has become essential reading for every student of government, and is the ultimate book on power politics. |