The Prince

As AYoung Florentine Envoy To The Courts Of France And The Italian Principalities, Niccolò Machiavelli Was Able To Observe Firsthand The Lives Of People Strongly United Under One Powerful RulerHis Fascination With That Political Rarity And His Intense Desire To See The Medici Family Assume ASimilar Role In Italy Provided The Foundation For His 'primer For Princes.' In This Classic Guide To Acquiring And Maintaining Political Power, Machiavelli Used ARational Approach To Advise Prospective Rulers, Developing Logical Arguments And Alternatives For ANumber Of Potential Problems, Among Them Governing Hereditary Monarchies, Dealing With Colonies And The Treatment Of Conquered PeoplesRefreshing In Its Directness, Yet Often Disturbing In Its Cold Practicality, the Prince sets Down AFrighteningly Pragmatic Formula For Political FortuneStarkly Relevant To The Political Upheavals Of The th Century, This Calculating Prescription For Power Remains Today, Nearly Years After It Was Written, ATimely And Startling Lesson In The Practice Of Autocratic Rule That Continues To Be Much Read And Studied By Students, Scholars And General Readers As Well.
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