The Prince

A New Translation, with an Introduction, by Harvey C. Mansfield, Jr.

Autor*innen

• Niccolò Machiavelli
• Harvey C. Mansfield, Jr.

Parameter

• 124 Seiten
• 5 Lesestunden

• Historisches Thema
• Politische Ethik
• Politische Theorien
• Soziale Geschichte

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'The Prince' is a work on what it takes to be a prince, a king, a president. When, in 1512, Machiavelli was removed from his post in his beloved Florence, he resolved to set down a treatise on leadership that was practical, not idealistic. In 'The Prince' he envisioned would be unencumbered by ordinary ethical and moral values; his prince would be man and beast, fox and lion.

• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1985
• Einband: Paperback