The Prince |
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| Author:
| Machiavelli, Niccolo |
| Translator:
| Nichols, J. G. |
| Series title: | Evergreens Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-84749-323-1 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2013 |
| Publisher: | Alma Classics
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $10.00USD $10.00 |
Book Description:
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At the end of an industrious political career in conflictriven Italy, the Florentine diplomat Niccolò Machiavelli composed his masterpiece The Prince, a classic study of power and politics, and a manual of ruthlessness for any ambitious ruler. Controversial in his own time, The Prince made Machiavelli's name a byword for manipulative scheming, and had an impact on such major figures as Napoleon and Frederick the Great. It contains principles as true today as when they were first...
More DescriptionAt the end of an industrious political career in conflictriven Italy, the Florentine diplomat Niccolò Machiavelli composed his masterpiece The Prince, a classic study of power and politics, and a manual of ruthlessness for any ambitious ruler. Controversial in his own time, The Prince made Machiavelli's name a byword for manipulative scheming, and had an impact on such major figures as Napoleon and Frederick the Great. It contains principles as true today as when they were first written almost five centuries ago.