Prince, The

New York: A Mentor Book - The New American Library of World Literature, Inc., 1955. Repaired; Laminate Lightly Peeling; Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers; Front Cover Heavily Chipped; Rear Cover, Spine Lightly Chipped; Edges Lightly Soiled; Moderate Yellowing Due to Age. The Famous Analysis of Statesmanship and Power. This world-renowned study reveals the techniques and strategy of gaining and keeping political control. BOOK NUMBER: M69. INTRODUCTION BY: Christian Gauss. THE OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS "WORLD'S CLASSICS" TRANSLATION BY: Luigi Ricci. REVISED BY: E. R. P. Vincent. CONTENTS: Introduction to the Mentor Edition 1. The Various Kinds of Government and the Ways by Which They are Established 2. Of Hereditary Monarchies 3. Of Mixed Monarchies 4. Why the Kingdom of Darius, Occupied by Alexander, Did Not Rebel Against the Successors of the Latter After His Death 5. The Way to Govern Cities or Dominions That, Previous to Being Occupied, Lived Under Their Own Laws 6. Of New Dominions Which Have Been Acquired by One's own Arms and Ability 7. Of New Dominions Acquired by the Power of Others or by Fortune 8. Of Those Who Have Attained the Position of Prince by Villainy 9. Of the Civic Principality 10. How the Strength of All States Should be Measured 11. Of Ecclesiastical Principalities 12. The Different Kinds of Militia and Mercenary Soldiers 13. Of Auxiliary, Mixed, and Native Troops 14. The Duties of a Prince with Regard to the Militia 15. Of the Things for Which Men, and Especially Princes, are Praised or Blamed 16. Of Liberality and Niggardliness 17. Of Cruelty and Clemency, and Whether it s Better to be Loved or Feared 18. In What Way Princes Must Keep Faith 19. That We Must Avoid Being Despised and Hated 20. Whether Fortresses and Other Things Which Princes Often Contrive are Useful or Injurious 21. How a Prince Must Act in Order to Gain Reputation 22. Of the Secretaries of Princes 23. How Flatterers Must be Shunned 24. Why the Princes of Italy Have Lost Their States 25. How Much Fortune Can do in Human Affairs and How it May be Opposed 26. Exhortation to Liberate Italy from the Barbarians. SYNOPSIS: For over four hundred years, The Prince 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. Machiavelli wanted to set down for all time the rules and moves in the ageless game of politics, and, as the most successful statesman of his day, he devised this highly readable formula for the man who seeks power. There was little modern democracy in sixteenth century Italy, and as a result, Machiavelli's work became thought of as a blueprint for dictators - instead of a guide for efficient democratic government. Witty, informative and devilishly shrewd, Machiavelli has long been required reading for everyone interested in politics and power. The Prince is one of the significant books of all time. Christian Gauss, the late Dean Emeritus of Princeton University, has written a new and penetrating introduction to this Mentor edition, explaining the times in which Machiavelli lived and the meaning of the book to today's reader. Dean Gauss, who died shortly after completing this analysis, was a noted American liberal educator and scholar.. First Thus 5th Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Fair. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.