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In his introduction to this new translation by Russell Price, Professor Skinner presents a lucid analysis of Machiavelli's text as a response both to the world of Florentine politics, and as an attack on the advice-books for princes published by a number of his contemporaries. This new edition includes notes on the principal events in Machiavelli's life, and on the vocabulary of The Prince, as well as biographical notes on characters in the text.
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Newer, and more recent, 1995 reprint. Paperback, with outer cover shelf-wear and corner-curling. NO spine-creasing, however, indicating poor previous storage, rather than often-read. Pages, clean, bright, and in excellent condition! Inscribed on flyleaf, and shop-stamped on title page. Dispatched, next post, from Edinburgh. Lovingly hand-wrapped, in recycled bubble-wrap, and posted in a brand-new jiffy-bag.011.13/12f.6-10. 
Paperback in very good condition. Cambridge texts in the history of political thought. Amazon When Lorenzo de' Medici seized control of the Florentine Republic in 1512, he summarily fired the Secretary to the Second Chancery of the Signoria and set in motion a fundamental change in the way we think about politics. The person who held the aforementioned office with the tongue-twisting title was none other than Niccolò Machiavelli, who, suddenly finding himself out of a job after 14 years of patriotic service, followed the career trajectory of many modern politicians into punditry. Unable to become an on-air political analyst for a television network, he only wrote a book. But what a book The Prince is. Its essential contribution to modern political thought lies in Machiavelli's assertion of the then revolutionary idea that theological and moral imperatives have no place in the political arena. "It must be understood, " Machiavelli avers, "that a prince...cannot observe all of those virtues for which men are reputed good, because it is often necessary to act against mercy, against faith, against humanity, against frankness, against religion, in order to preserve the state. " With just a little imagination, readers can discern parallels between a 16th-century principality and a 20th-century presidency. Tim Hogan. 
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B001DNJIXI 15th Printing, 1964. 100% guaranteed. Very good shape overall with a tight spine, creased spine, creased cover, sharp corners, clean pages, yellowing pages, and light shelf wear. We work hard to make you happy. 