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Author Machiavelli, Niccolò, 1469-1527.

Title The prince / Niccolo Machiavelli ; translated and introduced by Tim Parks
Edition New edition. / translatedition by Tim Parks
Published London : Penguin, 2011

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Description xliv, 124 pages : map ; 20 cm
regular print
Series Penguin classics
Penguin classics.
Summary As a diplomat in turbulent fifteenth-century Florence, Niccol ̣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
Notes This ed. of this translation originally published: 2009
Translated from the Italian
Subject Political ethics -- Early works to 1800.
Political leadership -- Early works to 1800.
Political science -- Philosophy.
Political science -- Philosophy -- Early works to 1800.
Republicanism -- Early works to 1800.
Author Parks, Tim, translator
ISBN 9780141442259 (paperback)
Other Titles Principe. English