{"product_id":"the-prince-isbn-9780882950532","title":"The Prince","description":"What makes this well-annotated translation stand out from others is an insightful introduction by editor Thomas G. Bergin–especially helpful for achieving a better understanding of the times and the political scene in which Machiavelli worked, lived, and wrote. Also included are a list of important dates in Machiavelli's life, an index of proper names in the text and notes, and a selected bibliography.  \u003cp\u003eIntroduction vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTo the magnificent Lorenzo, son of piero de’ medici xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.Types of Monarchy and How They Are Acquired 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eII. Hereditary Monarchies 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII. Mixed Monarchies 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIV. Why the Kingdom of Darius, Occupied by Alexander, Did Not Rebel Against Alexander’s Successors after His Death 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eV.  How Cities or States Previously Independent Must Be Governed after Occupation 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVI. Of New Monarchies Acquired by One’s Arms and Ability 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVII. New Monarchies Acquired by the Power of Others or by Fortune 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVIII. On Those Who Have Become Princes by Crime 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIX. Civil Monarchy 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eX. How the Strength of All Monarchies Should Be Measured 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eXI. Eccelesiastical Monarchies 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eXII. Various Kinds of Troops with Special Discussion of Mercenaries 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eXIII. Auxiliaries, Mixed, and Native Troops 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eXIV. The Prince’s Duty in Military Matters 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eXV. On Things for Which Men, and Particularly Princes, Are Praised or Blamed 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eXVI. Generosity and Meanness 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eXVII. Cruelty and Clemency and Whether It Is Better to Be Loved or Feared 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eXVIII. In What Manner Princes Should Keep Their Word 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eXIX. Essential to Avoid Being Hated or Despised 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eXX. Whether the Building of Fortresses or Other Measures Taken by Princes Are Useful or Dangerous 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eXXI. How a Prince Should Conduct Himself in Order to Acquire Prestige 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eXXII. The Prince’s Ministers 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eXXIII. How to Avoid Flatterers 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eXXIV. Why the Princes of Italy Have Lost Their States 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eXXV. The Influence of Fortune on Human Affairs and How It May Be Countered 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eXXVI. Exhortation to Free Italy from the Barbarians 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex of Proper Names 80\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNiccolo Machiavelli\u003c\/strong\u003e was an Italian philosopher and writer, and is considered one of the founders of modern political science. He was a diplomat and civil servant in the Florentine Republic in the sixteenth century, until arrested for conspiracy in 1513 after which he gave his time to writing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThomas G. Bergin\u003c\/strong\u003e - 1904 - 1987 - was an American scholar of Italian literature. He was an authority on writers including Dante, Boccaccio, and Petrarch, and Giovanni Verga. His translated works such as Dante's Divine Comedy and Niccolò Machiavelli's The Prince.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990320365797,"sku":"NP9780882950532","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780882950532.jpg?v=1761787343","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-prince-isbn-9780882950532","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}