William Collins The Prince Machiavelli Niccolo

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Machiavelli’s highly influential treatise on political power • 'It is far safer to be feared than loved...' • The Prince shocked Europe on publication with its advocacy of ruthless tactics for gaining absolute power and its abandonment of conventional morality. Niccolo Machiavelli drew on his own experience of office under the turbulent Florentine republic, rejecting traditional values of political theory and recognising the complicated, transient nature of political life. Machiavelli made his name notorious for centuries with The Prince, his clever and cynical work about power relationships. The key themes of this influential, and ever timely, writer are that adaptability is the key to success and that effective leadership is sometimes only possible at the expense of moral standards

At the end of an industrious political career in conflic-triven Italy, the Florentine diplomat Niccolo Machiavelli composed his masterpiece The Prince, a classic study of power and politics, and a manual of ruthlessness for any ambitious ruler • Controversial in his own time, The Prince made Machiavelli’s name a byword for manipulative scheming, and had an impact on such major figures as Napoleon and Frederick the Great. It contains principles as true today as when they were first written almost five centuries ago • This edition contains notes, extra material and a select bibliography as well as Machiavelli’s The Prince and Italy by G.W.F. Hegel and first pages of The Prince in the original Italian

Niccolo Machiavelli's brutally uncompromising manual of statecraft, The Prince is translated and edited with an introduction by Tim Parks in Penguin Classics • As a diplomat in turbulent fifteenth-century Florence, Niccolo 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

The Prince is one of the most influential books ever written. Published posthumously in 1532, Machiavelli's treatise on the manipulation and exercise of power advocated a ruthless realpolitik, sparking a debate about the morality of statesmanship that is still very much alive today. His shrewd and insightful text presents strategies that some of history's greatest - and most infamous - rulers have borrowed to achieve their goals.This beautiful illustrated edition contains an essay on how Machiavelli's pragmatic philosophy can be applied to achieve success in the cutthroat world of modern business

This deluxe clothbound edition presents Machiavelli's classic work on the philosophy of power • Published posthumously in 1532, Machiavelli's treatise on the manipulation and exercise of power advocated a ruthless realpolitik, sparking a debate about the morality of statesmanship that is still very much alive today • His shrewd text presents strategies that some of history's greatest - and most infamous - rulers have borrowed to achieve their goals. The Prince continues to show enduring popularity among anyone interested in the theory of leadership and power • This compact clothbound edition features silver embossing on the cover, gold-gilded page edges and illustrations inside, making a wonderful gift

Никколо Макиавелли – выдающийся политический деятель эпохи Возрождения. Его трактат «Государь», долгое время запрещенный католической церковью из-за крамольных высказываний автора, – одна из самых знаменитых книг о политике, государстве и власти. «Цель оправдывает средства» – таков, по мнению Макиавелли, главный принцип управления государством. Он выступает сторонником деспотической власти, когда правитель должен внушать подданным не любовь, а страх, и считает деяния, недопустимые с точки зрения морали, благими для процветания государства. Вот уже пять столетий имя Макиавелли связывают с самыми циничными методами управления, а термин «макиавеллизм» стал синонимом коварства, лицемерия, подлости и жестокости • Книга на английском языке • The most famous line of Machiavelli's The Prince reveals both his extraordinary insight and his willingness to disregard convention

Написанный в 1513 году для Медичи, после их возвращения к власти во Флоренции, "Государь" представляет собой руководство по правлению и осуществлению власти. Сегодня этот труд остается столь же актуальным, как и в шестнадцатом веке. Широко цитируемый в прессе и научных публикациях, "Государь" имеет непосредственное отношение к вопросам бизнеса и корпоративного управления, с которыми сталкиваются глобальные корпорации на пороге нового тысячелетия. Многое из того, что написал Макиавелли, стало общепринятым в реальной политике, но его идеи по-прежнему сохраняют способность шокировать и раздражать • Книга на английском языке • Written in 1513 for the Medici, following their return to power in Florence, The Prince is a handbook on ruling and the exercise of power

"Принц" Макиавелли, считающийся одним из первых произведений современной философии, представляет собой интенсивное исследование природы власти и того, какого курса она должна придерживаться при управлении страной. Эта история представляет собой руководство по аморальным и закулисным наставлениям о том, как принц может подняться на видное положение, используя любые имеющиеся в его распоряжении средства, включая лесть, предвзятость и силу. Ответственный за широко используемое словосочетание "макиавеллиевский", со всеми его негативными коннотациями, его экстремальный трактат остается классическим текстом • Книга на английском языке • A prince, therefore, is not to regard the scandal of being cruel, if thereby he keeps his subjects in their allegiance and united

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