The Prince and Other Writings (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)

from crmass

Part political science and part history, The Prince is basically an instructional guide for a new prince to follow in order to most effectively lead and hold onto his power. While this book is often credited with giving us the phrase "the ends justify the means", that is not what Machiavelli is t...

from carterchristian1

Excellent introduction to this figure so important to the development of the state and politics. There is a very good biographical sketch of Michiavelli that places him in the historical and geographical context of the time, begins with a chronology, has maps, then selections of his writings. He ...

from davidpwithun

This was a very interesting read. Machiavelli was certainly an interesting man with some interesting, and somewhat complicated, ideas. I appreciate that this particular translation of The Prince included other related works by Machiavelli, including even some portions of his Discourses on Livy. T...

from figre

To write a review of a classic of this type is a fool's game. The Prince is a discussion of how individuals can keep control of principalities and kingdoms. Its writing has influenced people throughout the ages. And the mere fact that the book has lasted this long is an indication of the power it...

from chellinsky

Reading The Prince made me realize that I liked Machiavelli's take on the justness and rightness of war better than the Catholic philosophers. To use a metaphor from a class I took on the Great Books on World Politics, where the Catholics tried to fit a square peg into a round hole, Machiavelli j...