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The Prince
by: Niccolo Machiavelli
publisher: Fictionwise Classics, published: 2006-02-11
ASIN: B000JML9AY
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This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery. Also contains Valentino and Castracani
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The Prince
by: Niccolo Machiavelli
publisher: Simon & Brown, published: 2011-10-13
ASIN: 1613821158
EAN: 9781613821152
sales rank: 49290
price: $7.00 (new), $8.07 (used)
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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.
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The Prince (Annotated)
by: Niccolo Machiavelli
published: 2010-04-11
ASIN: B003GSLXKO
sales rank: 126299
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This unique version also includes the following bonus annotations:
- Biography of the author
- Historical context of the book
- Literary critique
The original political book. All about power and how to get it and wield it.
The views expounded by Machiavelli in The Prince may seem extreme even for the time period in which they were written. However, his whole life was spent in Florence at a time of continuous political conflict. Accordingly, Machiavelli emphasizes the need for stability in a prince’s principality; at stake is its preservation.
The theories expressed in The Prince describe methods that an aspiring prince can use to acquire the throne, or an existing prince can use to maintain his reign. According to Machiavelli, the greatest moral good is a virtuous and stable state, and actions to protect the country are therefore justified even if they are cruel.Machiavelli strongly suggests, however, that the prince must not be hated. He states, "...a wise prince should establish himself on that which is his own control and not in that of others; he must endeavor to avoid hatred, as is noted."
The opening discourse of The Prince defines effective methods of governing in several types of principalities (for example, newly acquired vs. hereditary). Machiavelli explains to the reader, the "Magnificent Lorenzo de' Medici", member of the Florentine Medici family, the best ways to acquire, maintain, and protect a state. The methods described therein have the general theme of acquiring necessary ends by any means.
The Prince examines the acquisition, perpetuation, and use of political power in the western world. Machiavelli wrote The Prince to prove his proficiency in the art of the state, offering advice on how a prince might gain and keep power.
Machiavelli justified rule by force rather than by law. Accordingly, The Prince seems to justify a number of actions done solely to perpetuate power. It is a classic study of power—its acquisition, expansion, and effective use.
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History Of Florence And Of The Affairs Of Italy
by: Niccolo Machiavelli
publisher: Book Jungle, published: 2009-06-08
ASIN: 143851865X
EAN: 9781438518657
sales rank: 5900211
price: $20.45 (new), $43.71 (used)
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Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli (May 3, 1469 - June 21, 1527) was an Italian diplomat, political philosopher, musician, poet and playwright. He is most known for writing The Prince, Discourses on Livy, and the History of Florence - all commissioned by the Medici family. Machiavelli was born in Florence and in 1498, following the ouster and execution of Savonarola the Great Council elected Machiavelli as the Secretary to the second Chancery of the Republic of Florence. History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy is an excellent reference work for historians.
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Discourses On The First Decade Of Titus Livius
by: Niccolo Machiavelli
publisher: Kessinger Publishing, LLC, published: 2010-09-10
ASIN: 1169319114
EAN: 9781169319110
sales rank: 1458139
price: $32.72 (new), $46.47 (used)
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We should, therefore, be careful how we censure the government of Rome, and should reflect that all the great results effected by that republic, could not have come about without good cause. And if the popular tumults led the creation of the tribunes, they merit all praise; since these magistrates not only gave its due influence to the popular voice in the government, but also acted as the guardians of Roman freedom, as shall be clearly shown in the following Chapter.
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The Prince (Dover Thrift Editions)
by: Niccolò Machiavelli
publisher: Dover Publications, published: 1992-09-21
ASIN: 0486272745
EAN: 9780486272740
sales rank: 7333
price: $0.01 (new), $0.01 (used)
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Classic guide to acquiring and maintaining political power is refreshing in its directness, yet often disturbing in its cold practicality. Starkly relevant to the political upheavals of the 20th century, this calculating prescription for power remains today, nearly 500 years after it was written, a timely and startling lesson in the practice of autocratic rule.
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The Prince
by: Niccolo Machiavelli
publisher: Hackett Pub Co, published: 1995-03-01
ASIN: 0872203166
EAN: 9780872203167
sales rank: 55933
price: $3.08 (new), $2.96 (used)
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Notes, a 2-page map, an index, and an altogether remarkable Introduction by David Wootton, make this edition an ideal encounter with Machiavelli for any student of history and political theory.
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The Prince: Second Edition
by: Niccolo Machiavelli
publisher: University of Chicago Press, published: 1998-09-01
ASIN: B004CRTNF0
sales rank: 57502
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The most famous book on politics ever written, The Prince remains as lively and shocking today as when it was written almost five hundred years ago. Initially denounced as a collection of sinister maxims and a recommendation of tyranny, it has more recently been defended and indeed applauded as the first scientific treatment of politics as it is practiced rather than as it ought to be practiced. A masterpiece of effective prose, The Prince is at once comic and formidable, imaginative and calculating, fascinating and chilling. Its influence in modern history has been profound, and - often considered to be the first modern book - it was surely a primary text for the modern philosophers who challenged the traditions of ancient and medieval thought and morality. Mansfield's translation of this classic work, in combination with the new material added for this edition, makes it the definitive version of The Prince, indispensable to scholars, students, and lovers of the dark art of politics.
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The Prince (Penguin Great Ideas)
by: Niccolo Machiavelli
publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics), published: 2005-09-06
ASIN: 0143036335
EAN: 9780143036333
sales rank: 221213
price: $5.00 (new), $2.85 (used)
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"The Prince" shocked Europe on publication with its ruthless tactics for gaining absolute power and its abandonment of conventional morality. Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527) came to be regarded as some by an agent of the Devil and 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 to instruct.
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The Prince
by: Niccolo Machiavelli
publisher: SoHo Books, published: 2011-09-10
ASIN: 1612930719
EAN: 9781612930718
sales rank: 183857
price: $3.08 (new), $3.00 (used)
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A new edition of the classic THE PRINCE. A political treatise by the Florentine political theorist Niccolò Machiavelli.
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