The Prince & The Art of War

by Niccolò Machiavelli

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Collected here in one omnibus edition are Niccolò Machiavelli's most import works, The Art of War and The Prince.

It was Niccolò Machiavelli who essentially removed ethics from government. He did it with The Prince, when he asserted that The Prince (president, dictator, prime minister, etc.) does not have to be concerned with ethics, as long as their motivation is to protect the state. It is this questionable belief that in many ways had lead to the modern world as we know it. His show more assertion was that the head of state must protect the state no matter the cost and no matter what rules he or she breaks in the process. If you want to understand modern politics you must read this book.

Machiavelli considered The Art of War his greatest achievement. Here you will learn how to recruit, train, motivate, and discipline an army. You will learn the difference between strategy and tactics. Machiavelli does a masterful job of breaking down and analyzing historic battles. This book of military knowledge belongs alongside Sun-Tzu and Clausewitz on every book shelf.

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Proporre, in un progetto editoriale articolato in due volumi, la triade fondamentale del pensiero di Machiavelli - "Principe, Arte della guerra, Discorsi sopra la prima Deca di Tito Livio" - vuol dire in realtà proporre al lettore contemporaneo uno dei nuclei portanti del moderno pensiero politico.
Vuoi dire infatti mettere in luce con forza il progetto di liberazione
e di emancipazione che sta entro la riflessione machiavelliana sulla politica: da intendersi innanzitutto come l'arte di vincere ogni passivo fatalismo e di sciogliere le catene che legano l'uomo sia ai sommovimenti della natura e della storia sia all'arbitrio dei poteri più brutali o inefficienti.
Vuoi dire infine anche valorizzare la specificità di show more grandissima letteratura che è connaturata a questi tre testi: Machiavelli nello sfidare generi ben consolidati (trattatistica, commento, dialogo) in realtà ne rivisita a fondo gli statuti, rivoluzionandone l'assetto genetico.
Le introduzioni, il commento e, nel secondo volume, un indice
delle principali e più singolari ricorrenze tematiche e lessicali vogliono condurre il lettore ad avvicinarsi ad alcune delle pagine più belle e intense della letteratura politica di tutti i tempi.
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Niccolo Machiavelli was born on May 3, 1469 in Florence, Italy. He was a political philosopher, statesman, and court advisor. Starting out as a clerk, he quickly rose in the ranks because he understood balance of power issues involved in many of his diplomatic missions. His political pursuits quickly ended after he was imprisoned by the Medici show more family. He is best known for The Prince, his guide to power attainment and cutthroat leadership. He also wrote poetry and plays, including a comedy named Mandragola. He died on June 21, 1527 at the age of 58. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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320Society, government, & culturePolitical scienceTypes of Government
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JC143 .M33Political SciencePolitical theoryPolitical theory. The state. Theories of the stateModern state
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