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The Prince: The Classic Analysis of Statesmanship and Power

Door Nicolas Machiavel

Categorie
Engels
Boeknummer
#330450-VC29
Titel
The Prince: The Classic Analysis of Statesmanship and Power
Auteur
Machiavel, Nicolas
Boektype
Paperback
Uitgeverij
New York, NY : Signet
Jaar van uitgave
2008
ISBN10
0451531000
ISBN13
9780451531001
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Paperback, 8vo.
Samenvatting
Witty, informative, and devilishly shrewd, The Prince is Machiavelli's classic analysis of statesmanship and power.

“It is best to be both feared and loved, however, if one cannot be both, it is better to be feared than loved.”—Machiavelli

For over four hundred years, The Prince has been the basic handbook of politics, statesmanship, and power. Written by a Florentine nobleman whose name has become a synonym for crafty plotting, it is a fascinating political and social document, as pertinent today as when it first appeared. After a lifetime of winning and losing at the game of politics, Machiavelli set down for all time its ageless rules and moves, in this highly readable formula for the man who seeks power. At a time before modern democracy, Machiavelli was less co
... (Lees verder)ncerned with right and wrong than with currying favor with the ruling Medicis, and his work came to be thought of as a blueprint for dictators.

The Prince has long been required reading for those interested in politics and power, and it has long since become one of the world's most significant books.
Pagina's
126
Conditie
Goed
Prijs
€ 6,00

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