{"product_id":"prince","title":"Penguin Classic : The Prince - Paperback","description":"\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNiccolò Machiavelli's brutally uncompromising manual of statecraft, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Prince\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is translated and edited with an introduction by Tim Parks in Penguin Classics.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTim 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNiccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527) was born in Florence, and served the Florentine republic as a secretary and second chancellor, as ambassador and foreign policy-maker. When the Medici family returned to power in 1512 he was suspected of conspiracy, imprisoned and tortured and forced to retire from public life. His most famous work, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Prince,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewas written in an attempt to gain favour with the Medicis and return to politics.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIf you enjoyed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Prince\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, you might like Plato's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRepublic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, also available in Penguin Classics.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e'A gripping work, and a gripping translation'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNicholas Lezard, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e'Tim Parks's swift and supple new translation brings out all its chilling modernity'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBoyd Tonkin, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32146491703362,"sku":null,"price":299.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0263\/4884\/7170\/products\/10_411f4211-03aa-4c87-85f7-aaf97a97bf2b.jpg?v=1636864557","url":"https:\/\/koolskoolbookstore.com\/products\/prince","provider":"KoolSkool The Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}