The prince

by Machiavelli, Niccolò

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Title Statements

Full title :The prince / Niccolò Machiavelli ; translated and edited by Peter Bondanella ; with an introduction by Maurizio Viroli.

Summary

"When Machiavelli's brief treatise on Renaissance statecraft and princely power was posthumously published in 1532, it generated a debate that has raged unabated until the present day. Based upon Machiavelli's first-hand experience as an emissary of the Florentine Republic to the courts of Europe, The Prince analyses the usually violent means by which men seize, retain, and lose political power. Machiavelli added a dimension of incisive realism to one of the major philosophical and political issues of his time, especially the relationship between public deeds and private morality. His book provides a remarkably uncompromising picture of the true nature of power, no matter in what era or by whom it is exercised. This new translation is accompanied by comprehensive notes and an introduction that considers the true purpose of The Prince and dispels some of the myths associated with it."--Résumé de l'éditeur.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2005.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
Place of Publication:Oxford
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2005.

Notes

Titre de l'écran-titre (visionné le 3 oct. 2008).

The Physical Object

Description:1 ressource en ligne (li, 133 pages) : : carte

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9786610752959, 6610752958
oclc:ocn300418616
LC Classification:JC143
Dewey Decimal:320.01

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