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	The Prince by: Niccolo Machiavelli publisher: Simon & Brown, published: 2011-11-10 ASIN: 1613821719 EAN: 9781613821718 sales rank: 4962 price: $5.71 (new), $5.02 (used)	'It is far safer to be feared than loved...' Machiavelli made his name notorious for centuries with The Prince, his clever and cynical work about power relationships. The key themes of this influential, and ever timely, writer are that adaptability is the key to success and that effective leadership is sometimes only possible at the expense of moral standards.
	The Prince by: Niccolo Machiavelli publisher: Simon & Brown, published: 2011-10-13 ASIN: 1613821158 EAN: 9781613821152 sales rank: 39210 price: $7.00 (new), $8.07 (used)	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.
	The Prince (Annotated) by: Niccolo Machiavelli published: 2010-04-11 ASIN: B003GSLXKO sales rank: 136661	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.
	History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy, From the Earliest Times to the Death of Lorenzo the Magnificent (Volume 6); From the Earliest Times to the Death of Lorenzo the Magnificent by: Niccolò Machiavelli publisher: General Books LLC, published: 2012-01-02 ASIN: 0217489389 EAN: 9780217489386 sales rank: 11042784 price: $24.76 (new)	Book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1901. Excerpt: ... INDEX Aboatl, Neri, his villainous conduct, 72. Acciajuoli, Agricolo, his quarrel with the Medici, 324. Flies to Naples, 331. Writes to Piero de' Medici, 332. Removes to Rome, ib. Attempts to injure Piero, 334. Acciajuoli, Donato, his character, 153. His fruitless exertions to recall the ex- iles, ib. Achmet, Pasha, in the service of Ma- homet II., took Otranto, 383. Adimari, Antonio, heads a faction at Florence, 97. His conspiracy, 98. Knighted by the duke, 99. Agapito, Pope, solicits Otho to relieve him from the Berengarii, 17. Is re-established, 17. Aistolpho, king of the Lombards, made war upon Pope Gregory III, 14. His treaty, 14. Dies, ib. Alans master Spain, 3. Alaric chosen king of the Visigoths, 2. Pillages Rome, ib. Alberic, duke of Tuscany, chosen leader of the Romans, 16. Saves them from the Saracens, ib. Alberti, Benedetto, his character, 142. Excites envy by his splendor and mag- nificence, 146. Banished, 147. His speech, ib. Alberti, family of, recalled from exile, 209. Albizzi, Piero Degli, singular story of, 140. Albizzi, Rinaldo Degli, aspires to the first offices in the government, 165. His speech, ib. Advises a continuance of the war, 166. Commissioned to wait upon Giovanni de* Medici, 168. Deprives Sen. Martinoof his office, 170. Conducts the expedition against the Volterrani, 177. Promotes the war with Lucca, 179. Appointed a commissary of the forces against the Lucchese, 182. Complaints against him, 185. Answers them before the Council of Ten, 185. Heads the faction against Cosmo de Medici, 193. Imprisons him, 195. Rises to depose the Signory, 200. Lays down his arms at the instigation of Pope Eugenius, 201. Banished by the Signory, ib. Persuades Duke Philip to make war upon the Florentines, 214. Performs a pilgrimage to the Holy Sepulchre, 254. His death, ib....
	The Prince (Dover Thrift Editions) by: Niccolò Machiavelli publisher: Dover Publications, published: 1992-09-21 ASIN: 0486272745 EAN: 9780486272740 sales rank: 7476 price: $0.01 (new), $0.01 (used)	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.
	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: 1472864 price: $32.72 (new), $46.47 (used)	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.
	The Prince: Second Edition by: Niccolo Machiavelli publisher: University Of Chicago Press, published: 1998-09-01 ASIN: 0226500446 EAN: 9780226500447 sales rank: 18734 price: $7.97 (new), $1.99 (used)	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 as the first scientific treatment of politics as it is practiced rather than as it ought to be practiced. Harvey C. Mansfield's brilliant translation of this classic work, along with the new materials added for this edition, make it the definitive version of The Prince, indispensable to scholars, students, and those interested in the dark art of politics. This revised edition of Mansfield's acclaimed translation features an updated bibliography, a substantial glossary, an analytic introduction, a chronology of Machiavelli's life, and a map of Italy in Machiavelli's time. "Of the other available [translations], that of Harvey C. Mansfield makes the necessary compromises between exactness and readability, as well as providing an excellent introduction and notes."—Clifford Orwin, The Wall Street Journal "Mansfield's work . . . is worth acquiring as the best combination of accuracy and readability."—Choice "There is good reason to assert that Machiavelli has met his match in Mansfield. . . . [He] is ready to read Machiavelli as he demands to be read—plainly and boldly, but also cautiously."—John Gueguen, The Sixteenth Century Journal
	The Prince by: Niccolo Machiavelli publisher: Hackett Pub Co, published: 1995-03-01 ASIN: 0872203166 EAN: 9780872203167 sales rank: 24487 price: $3.08 (new), $2.96 (used)	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.
	The Prince (Penguin Great Ideas) by: Niccolo Machiavelli publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics), published: 2005-09-06 ASIN: 0143036335 EAN: 9780143036333 sales rank: 274407 price: $5.00 (new), $2.85 (used)	"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.
	The Prince by: Niccolo Machiavelli publisher: SoHo Books, published: 2011-09-10 ASIN: 1612930719 EAN: 9781612930718 sales rank: 77500 price: $3.08 (new), $3.00 (used)	A new edition of the classic THE PRINCE. A political treatise by the Florentine political theorist Niccolò Machiavelli.

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