| Prince, the PB Contributor(s): Machiavel, Nicolas (Author), Constantine, Peter (Translator), Ascoli, Albert Russell (Introduction by) |
|
 |
ISBN: 0812978056 ISBN-13: 9780812978056 Publisher: Modern Library OUR PRICE: $12.60 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2008 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. "From the Paperback edition." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | History & Theory - General - Political Science | Political Ideologies - General - Philosophy | Political |
| Dewey: 320.1 |
| LCCN: 2007030231 |
| Series: Modern Library Classics (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.43" H x 5.4" W x 8.03" (0.30 lbs) 160 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 167222 Reading Level: 9.3 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 7.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A new translation by Peter Constantine Introduction by Albert Russell Ascoli The first modern treatise of political philosophy, The Prince is one of the world's most influential and widely read books. Machiavelli reveals nothing less than the secrets of power: how to gain it, how to wield it, and how to keep it. Ruthless, cunning, and amoral, The Prince is a controversial analysis of manipulation and an essential guide for anyone interested in conquest, self-defense, or observation of dominance and control. The Introduction by noted Italian Renaissance scholar Albert Russell Ascoli provides a perfect opening to Peter Constantine's illuminating new translation of this seminal work. "Constantine elegantly captures in English the pith of Machiavelli's brilliant Italian prose."--Edward Muir, Clarence L. Ver Steeg Professor in the Arts and Sciences, Northwestern University |