Mint Editions (Historical Documents and Treaties)

Niccolo Machiavelli

• Publisher: Mint Editions
• Year: 2020
• ISBN:
  9781513274065
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: Political History & Theory
• Index: Politics & International Relations

With a mix of both respectable and immoral advice, The Prince is a frank analysis on political power. Separated into four sections, The Prince is both a guide to obtain power and an explanation on the aspects that affect it. The first section discusses the types of principalities. According to Machiavelli, there are four different types—hereditary, mixed, new and ecclesiastical. While defining each type, Machiavelli also discusses the implications of each. Next, The Prince identifies types of armies. There are hired armies, which Machiavelli himself expressed distrust of, loaned troops (also known as auxiliaries), native, or a mix of the three. With intriguing contrasts, the next section reveals the most effective behavior and characteristics for a ruler. While it is advised to be stingy over generous, cruel over merciful, and champions dishonesty over inconvenience, The Prince also stresses the importance of being a well-like ruler with an enhanced reputation, creating a complex character to portray. Finally, to highlight why the aforementioned sections are necessary and accurate, the last section of The Prince discusses the political state of 16th century Italy. With examples of both effective and ineffective policies and rulers, The Prince provides intriguing philosophical and political discourse as well as a detailed look at the innerworkings of the Italian government during the Renaissance.

The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli introduces an unprecedented political analysis, creating a fascinating discussion on Renaissance politics while inviting readers to consider the evidence of Machiavelli's studies present in modern-day government. Machiavelli's work has paved the way for and shaped political parties that are still in practice even in a democratic society, consequently solidifying The Prince as an ever-present analysis of political science.

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Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Chapter 1. How Many Kinds of Principalities There Are, and By What Means They Are Acquired
• Chapter 2. Concerning Hereditary Principalities
• Chapter 3. Concerning Mixed Principalities
• Chapter 4. Why The Kingdom of Darius, Conquered By Alexander, Did Not Rebel Against the Successors Of Alexander At His Death
• Chapter 5. Concerning The Way To Govern Cities Or Principalities Which Lived Under Their Own Laws Before They Were Annexed
• Chapter 6. Concerning New Principalities Which Are Acquired By One’s Own Arms and Ability
• Chapter 7. Concerning New Principalities Which Are Acquired Either By The Arms of Others Or By Good Fortune
• Chapter 8. Concerning Those Who Have Obtained A Principality By Wickedness
• Chapter 9. Concerning A Civil Principality
• Chapter 10. Concerning The Way In Which The Strength of All Principalities Ought To Be Measured
• Chapter 11. Concerning Ecclesiastical Principalities
• Chapter 12. How Many Kinds of Soldiery There Are, And Concerning Mercenaries
• Chapter 13. Concerning Auxiliaries, Mixed Soldiery, And One’s Own
• Chapter 14. That Which Concerns A Prince On The Subject Of The Art Of War
• Chapter 15. Concerning Things For Which Men, And Especially Princes, Are Praised Or Blamed
• Chapter 16. Concerning Liberality And Meanness
• Chapter 17. Concerning Cruelty And Clemency, And Whether It Is Better To Be Loved Than Feared
• Chapter 18. Concerning The Way In Which Princes Should Keep Faith
• Chapter 19. That One Should Avoid Being Despised And Hated
• Chapter 20. Are Fortresses, And Many Other Things To Which Princes Often Resort, Advantageous Or Hurtful?
• Chapter 21. How A Prince Should Conduct Himself So As To Gain Renown
• Chapter 22. Concerning The Secretaries of Princes
• Chapter 23. How Flatterers Should Be Avoided
• Chapter 24. Why The Princes Of Italy Have Lost Their States
• Chapter 25. What Fortune Can Effect In Human Affairs And How To Withstand Her
• Chapter 26. An Exhortation To Liberate Italy From The Barbarians
• Description Of The Methods Adopted By The Duke Valentino When Murdering Vitellozzo Vitelli, Oliverotto Da Fermo, The Signor Pagolo, and The Duke Di Gravina Orsini
• The Life Of Castruccio Castracani Of Lucca
• A Note About the Author
• A Note from the Publisher