The Prince: Popular Penguins

Author: Niccolo Machiavelli

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  • : $14.99 AUD
  • : 9780143566465
  • : Penguin UK
  • : Penguin Press
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  • : 0.082
  • : August 2011
  • : 181mm X 111mm
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  • : 14.99
  • : May 2014
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  • : Niccolo Machiavelli
  • : Popular Penguins
  • : Paperback
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  • : en
  • : 320.101
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  • : 110
  • : JPA
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Description

As a diplomat in turbulent fifteenth-century Florence, Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527) knew how quickly political fortunes could rise and fall. The Princeis his controversial handbook about the dynamics of power, leadership and strategy. Machiavelli's shrewd argument that sometimes it is necessary to abandon ethics to succeed made his name notorious. Consequently, The Princehas been read by strategists, politicians and business people ever since.

Author description

Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527) was a Florentine statesman who was later forced out of public life. He then devoted himself to studying and writing political philosophy, history, fiction, and drama.