| The Prince Contributor(s): Machiavelli, Niccolò (Author), Donno, Daniel (Translator), Lescault, John (Read by) |
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ISBN: 0786177713 ISBN-13: 9780786177714 Publisher: Blackstone Publishing OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: MP3 CD - Other Formats Published: April 2006 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | History & Theory - General |
| Dewey: 320 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.3" W x 7.56" (0.21 lbs) |
| 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 is 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. The prince he envisioned would be unencumbered by ordinary ethical and moral values. Through the years, The Prince has been misunderstood to the extent that Machiavelli's name has become synonymous with unscrupulous political behavior. However, it remains essential reading as the ultimate book on power politics. In it Machiavelli analyzes the usually violent means by which men seize, retain, and lose political power. The Prince provides a remarkably uncompromising picture of the true nature of power, no matter who controls it or in what era. Included are selections from Machiavelli's Discourses upon the First Ten Books of Titus Livy. |
Contributor Bio(s): Machiavelli, Niccolo: - Niccolo Machiavelli was born in Florence in 1469. In 1498 he received an appointment to the chancellery of the Florentine Republic, serving as both an administrator and a diplomat. He was associated with political leaders throughout Italy, most significantly, Cesare Borgia, presumably the model for The Prince. Cullen, Patrick: -Patrick Cullen (a.k.a. John Lescault), a native of Massachusetts, is a graduate of the Catholic University of America. He lives in Washington, DC, where he works in theater. |