The Prince , Niccolò Machiavelli's handbook on power—how to get it and how to keep it—has been enormously influential in the centuries since it was written, garnering a heady mixture of admiration, fear, and contempt. Its author, born to an established middle-class family, was no prince...
doi:10.1177/03058298950240010810Millennium - Journal of International StudiesBrook M. Blair
Part of the book series: Studies in Diplomacy ((STD)) 259 Accesses Abstract Niccolò Machiavelli, who was born in the republic of Florence in 1469, is a towering figure in political theory but not known at all for his reflections on diplomacy. This is not surprising since, in a direct ...
The Prince is essentially a guide book on how to acquire and maintain political power. We can think of it as a collection of rules and methods to achieve a level of superior authority. Its main focus is that the ends—no matter how immoral—justify the means for preserving political authori...
Share on Facebook Machiavelli Thesaurus Encyclopedia Wikipedia Related to Machiavelli:Machiavellism Ma·chi·a·vel·li (măk′ē-ə-vĕl′ē, mä′kyä-),Niccolò1469-1527. Italian political theorist whose bookThe Prince(1513) describes the achievement and maintenance of power by a determined...
even when she comes bearing gifts. Livy had furnished a particularly influential statement of this claim in book XXX of his History, in the course of describingthe dramatic moment when hannibal finally capitulates to the young Scipio. Hannibal begins his speech of surrender by remarking admiringly ...
1 Page Open Document Machiavelli claims to possess deep knowledge on how one acquires power, sustains power, and employs power. Throughout his life, he observed patterns in history on the rise and fall of certain rulers, and the reasons of their demise. Using his knowledge, Machiavelli wrote ...
In recent years, Niccol貌 Machiavelli's works have been viewed primarily with historical interest as analysis of the tactics used by immoral political officials. Roger D. Masters, a leading expert in the relationship between modern natural sciences and politics, argues boldly in this book that Mach...
Machiavelli in Brussels (Book). Reviews the book 'Machiavelli in Brussels: The Art of EU-Lobbying,' by Rinus van Schendelen. Harris,Phil - 《Journal of Public Affairs》 被引量: 31发表: 2002年 How to Read Machiavelli Niccolo Machiavelli (1459-1527) is one of the influential modern political...
1. Machiavelli: The Renaissance of the Art of War was published in Makers of Modern Strategy from Machiavelli to the Nuclear Age on page 11.