Prince
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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? In this book, the author answers all these questions in a work of realpolitik that still has shrewd political lessons.
'A gripping work, and a gripping translation' Nicholas Lezard, Guardian
Niccolò Machiavelli's brutally uncompromising manual of statecraft, The Prince is translated and edited with an introduction by Tim Parks in Penguin Classics
As a diplomat in turbulent fifteenth-century Florence, Niccolò Machiavelli 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's 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.
'Tim Parks's swift and supple new translation brings out all its chilling modernity' Boyd Tonkin, Independent
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Taal: en
Bindwijze: Paperback
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 30 juni 2011
Aantal pagina's: 176
Illustraties: Nee
Hoofdauteur: Niccolò Machiavelli
Tweede Auteur: William Kenaz Marriott
Co Auteur: Nicolo Machiavelli
Hoofdredacteur: The Perfect Library
Tweede Redacteur: The Perfect Library
Hoofduitgeverij: Penguin Classics
Eerste Vertaler: Tim Parks
Originele titel: The Prince
AI-gegenereerd: Nee
Editie: 1
Extra groot lettertype: Nee
Product breedte: 129 mm
Product hoogte: 12 mm
Product lengte: 195 mm
Studieboek: Ja
Verpakking breedte: 115 mm
Verpakking hoogte: 23 mm
Verpakking lengte: 194 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht: 427 g
eWaste: Nee
EAN: 9780141442259