01555nam a2200313 i 4500003000400000005001700004008004100021020003800062040002500100041001300125082001400138100004900152245008700201246003000288250003500318264007900353300002700432336002100459337002500480338002300505490002200528500001900550520050900569650004401078650004301122650002101165700003301186830002201219OSt20220111105825.0220111s2020    nyu    g      001 0 eng d  a9780593310861cRM37.95qpaperback  aPPAKbengcPPAKerda1 aenghita04223a320.11 aMachiavelli, Niccolò, d1469-1527eauthor.14aTHE PRINCE /cNiccolò Machiavelli ; Translated from the Italian by W.K. Marriott33iTranslation of:aPrincipe  aFirst Vintage Classics edition 1aNew York : bVintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, c2020  ax, 190 pages ;c20 cm.  2rdacontentatext  2rdamediaaunmediated  2rdacarrieravolume1 aVintage Classics.  aIncludes index  aThat Machiavelli's name has become synonymous with cold-eyed political calculation only heightens the intrinsic fascination of The Prince, the world's preeminent how-to manual on the art of getting and keeping power and one of the literary landmarks of the Italian Renaissance. Written in a vigorous, straightforward style that reflects its author's realism, this treatise on states, statecraft, and the ideal ruler is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand how human society actually works. 10aPolitical scienceyEarly works to 1800.20aPolitical ethicsyEarly works to 1800.20aPolitical ethics1 aMarriott, W.K.,etranslator. 0aVintage classics.