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172 pages • first pub 1532 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780979698828
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Saint Bob Press
Edition Pub Date: 01 April 2008
This reader prefers concise, analytical prose that dissects statecraft with cool detachment, enjoys annotating margins while cross-referencing historical context, and tolerates a deliberative pace when the payoff is a sharpened view of power. They seek a Classics/Philosophy/Politics hybrid that is more strategic manual than manifesto, valuing historical situatedness over theoretical abstraction.
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You might think that Machiavelli's "The Prince," the definitive guide to becoming a 16th century despot has no place in the modern world. If you are running for office, occupying a foreign country, planning an hostile merger, or have a job, this s...
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informative: 85%
reflective: 55%
challenging: 39%
dark: 20%
inspiring: 11%
tense: 5%
adventurous: 2%
mysterious: 2%
funny: 1%
hopeful: 1%
relaxing: 1%
sad: 1%
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Violence, War, MisogynyModerate
Antisemitism, Racism, SlaveryMinor
Murder, Sexism, Domestic abuse172 pages • first pub 1532 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780979698828
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Saint Bob Press
Edition Pub Date: 01 April 2008
This reader prefers concise, analytical prose that dissects statecraft with cool detachment, enjoys annotating margins while cross-referencing historical context, and tolerates a deliberative pace when the payoff is a sharpened view of power. They seek a Classics/Philosophy/Politics hybrid that is more strategic manual than manifesto, valuing historical situatedness over theoretical abstraction.
Description
You might think that Machiavelli's "The Prince," the definitive guide to becoming a 16th century despot has no place in the modern world. If you are running for office, occupying a foreign country, planning an hostile merger, or have a job, this s...
Community Reviews
Moods
informative: 85%
reflective: 55%
challenging: 39%
dark: 20%
inspiring: 11%
tense: 5%
adventurous: 2%
mysterious: 2%
funny: 1%
hopeful: 1%
relaxing: 1%
sad: 1%
Pace
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, War, MisogynyModerate
Antisemitism, Racism, SlaveryMinor
Murder, Sexism, Domestic abuse