How to Run a Country

Zusatztext "Cicero’s insights are as valid as they were 2,000 years ago and his advice could be beneficially applied perennially by speakers and rulers today." ---Alexander Adams, Alexanderadamsart Informationen zum Autor Philip Freeman is the editor and translator of How to Win an Election: An Ancient Guide for Modern Politicians (Princeton) and the author of Oh My Gods: A Modern Retelling of Greek and Roman Myths , Alexander the Great , and Julius Caesar (all Simon & Schuster). He received his PhD from Harvard University and holds the Qualley Chair of Classical Languages at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. Klappentext " How to Win an Election was a delight--and How to Run a Country is even better. Cicero's acute observations about how to govern will resonate with everyone who recognizes that the tribalism, ideological extremism, and coarsened culture of politics today urgently need to change." --Norman J. Ornstein, coauthor of It's Even Worse Than It Looks "Cicero's words live forever. In these carefully chosen and well-translated selections on leadership, classicist Philip Freeman offers an astute introduction to one of history's noblest minds." --Barry Strauss, author of Masters of Command: Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar, and the Genius of Leadership Zusammenfassung Timeless political wisdom from ancient history's greatest statesman Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction vii How to Run a Country 1 Natural Law 1 Balance of Power 4 Leadership 6 Friends and Enemies 16 Persuasion 24 Compromise 30 Money and Power 36 Immigration 43 War 46 Corruption 49 Tyranny 56 Cicero's Epilogue: The Fallen State 66 Latin Texts 68 Passages Translated 115 Glossary 121 Further Reading 131

Info autore

Marcus Tullius Cicero
Selected, translated, and with an introduction by Philip Freeman

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Cicero, Marcus Tullius Cicero, Quintus Cicero, Quintus Tullius Cicero
• Con la collaborazione di: Philip Freeman (Editore), Philip Freeman (Traduzione), Freeman Philip (Traduzione), Freeman Philip (Editore e traduzione)
• Editore: Princeton University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 28.02.2013
• EAN: 9780691156576
• ISBN: 978-0-691-15657-6
• Pagine: 152
• Dimensioni: 124 mm x 178 mm x 18 mm
• Serie: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers; Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers
• Categorie: Saggistica; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; European History, PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Ancient Rome, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500, European history: the Romans