Published: 22 October 2014
ISBN: 9780141395876
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Format: Hardback
Pages: 240
RRP: $22.99

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The Prince

Niccolo Machiavelli

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Niccolò Machiavelli's The Prince is the Bible of realpolitik, a tough-minded, pragmatic handbook on how power really works, and how to hold on to it in a dangerous world. How can a leader be strong? Is it better to be feared than loved? This work of a fifteenth-century Florentine diplomat is still read today for its shrewd political lessons.

Published: 22 October 2014
ISBN: 9780141395876
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Format: Hardback
Pages: 240
RRP: $22.99

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Niccolo Machiavelli

Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527) was born in Florence. He served the Florentine Republic as a secretary and second chancellor, but was expelled from public life when the Medici family returned to power in 1512. His most famous work, The Prince, was written in an attempt to gain favour with the Medicis and return to politics.

Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527) was a Florentine statesman who was later forced out of public life. He then devoted himself to studying and writing political philosophy, history, fiction, and drama.