TY  - BOOK
AU  - Machiavelli,Niccolò
AU  - Parks,Tim
TI  - The prince
T2  - Penguin classics
SN  - 9780141442259
AV  - JC143 .M3813 2011
U1  - 320.01 22
PY  - 2011///
CY  - London
PB  - Penguin
KW  - Political science
KW  - Philosophy
KW  - Republicanism
KW  - Early works to 1800
N1  - This ed. of this translation originally published: 2009
N2  - "As a diplomat in turbulent fifteenth-century Florence, Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527) knew how quickly political fortunes could rise and fall. "The Prince", his tough-minded, pragmatic handbook on how power really works, made his name notorious and has remained controversial ever since. How can a leader be strong and decisive, yet still inspire loyalty in his followers? When is it necessary to break the rules? Is it better to be feared than loved? Examining regimes and their rulers the world over and throughout history, from Roman Emperors to renaissance Popes, from Hannibal to Cesare di Borgia, Machievalli answers all these questions in a work of realpolitik that still has shrewd political lessons for today. Tim Parks' acclaimed contemporary translation renders Machiavelli's no-nonsense original as alarming and enlightening as when it was first written. His introduction discusses Machiavelli's life and reputation, and explores the historical background to the work"--Publisher's description
ER  -