Prince

Zusatztext "The introduction is excellent—it places Machiavelli's career and his writings in a persuasive historical context! underlines the inherent limitations of any interpretation that hails him as a 'modern man!' and is written with verve and brio." —John D. O'Connor University of New Orleans Informationen zum Autor By Nicolo Machiavelli Klappentext Intellectual history has bequeathed a venerable place to Machiavelli as the forefather of modern political science. In this, his most famous work, matters political are assessed from a perspective so radical that Machiavelli has remained a controversial figure from the very first appearance of The Prince. Viewing the political climate of sixteenth-century Italy from the standpoint of one who had mastered the classic works of political philosophy and had experienced the volatility of public office, Machiavelli lays bare the pulsating anatomy of political power with uncanny precision. In the guise of advising present and would-be princes on the critical subjects of acquiring, maintaining, and expanding their political foothold, as well as the dangers that threaten to undermine those who head governments, Machiavelli beckons all of us to become aware of practical politicsthe science and the art of statecraft. Zusammenfassung Offers a portrayal of his world in the chaos and tumult of early 16th century Florence! Italy and Europe. This book uses the author's political situation! and that of the classical period to illustrate his precepts of statecraft. It presents a message of moral relativism! and political expediency.

Product details

• Authors: Niccolo Machiavelli, Niccolo Thompson Machiavelli, Nicolo Machiavelli
• Assisted by: H. H. Thompson (Translation)
• Publisher: Prometheus Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.1986
• EAN: 9780879753443
• ISBN: 978-0-87975-344-3
• No. of pages: 141
• Series: Great Books in Philosophy; Great Books in Philosophy
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Essays, feuilletons, literary criticism, interviews; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education