{"product_id":"the-prince-the-classic-analysis-of-statesmanship-and-power-paperback","title":"The Prince: The Classic Analysis of Statesmanship and Power - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNiccolo Machiavelli\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRegina Barreca\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWitty, informative, and devilishly shrewd, \u003ci\u003eThe Prince\u003c\/i\u003e is Machiavelli's classic analysis of statesmanship and power. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"It is best to be both feared and loved, however, if one cannot be both, it is better to be feared than loved.\"\u003c\/i\u003e--Machiavelli\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor over four hundred years, \u003ci\u003eThe Prince\u003c\/i\u003e has been the basic handbook of politics, statesmanship, and power. Written by a Florentine nobleman whose name has become a synonym for crafty plotting, it is a fascinating political and social document, as pertinent today as when it first appeared. After a lifetime of winning and losing at the game of politics, Machiavelli set down for all time its ageless rules and moves, in this highly readable formula for the man who seeks power. At a time before modern democracy, Machiavelli was less concerned with right and wrong than with currying favor with the ruling Medicis, and his work came to be thought of as a blueprint for dictators. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Prince\u003c\/i\u003e has long been required reading for those interested in politics and power, and it has long since become one of the world's most significant books. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith an Afterword by Regina Barreca \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNiccolò Machiavelli\u003c\/b\u003e (1469-1527) was a Florentine statesman who was later forced out of public life. He then devoted himself to studying and writing political philosophy, history, fiction, and drama. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRegina Barecca\u003c\/b\u003e, Professor of English and Feminist Theory at the University of Connecticut, is the editor of the influ­ential journal \u003ci\u003eLIT: Literature, Interpretation, Theory\u003c\/i\u003e. Among her many books are\u003ci\u003eThey Used to Call Me Snow White...But I Drifted\u003c\/i\u003e, a widely acclaimed study of wom­en's humor, and\u003ci\u003eBabes in Boyland\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIt's Not That I'm Bit­ter...\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eUntamed and Unabashed: Essays on Women and Humor in British Literature\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Penguin Book of Women's Humor\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 6.83 x 4.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Prince\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9.3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756012470560,"sku":"9780451531001","price":6.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5fdeef7a4c85dc8b44f9dea562830f9d.webp?v=1780072674","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-prince-the-classic-analysis-of-statesmanship-and-power-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}