Niccolo Machiavelli wrote this short treatise as advice to a ruling prince, and its willingness to separate political effectiveness from conventional virtue has kept it argued over ever since.
The chapters are brief, each taking up one question of holding and using power, which makes the book far quicker to read than its reputation suggests. What unsettles readers is the tone rather than the length: the arguments are stated plainly, without the softening that political writing usually applies. This deluxe hardbound edition from Fingerprint Publishing runs to 176 pages and is built for keeping rather than passing on.
Key ideas in the text:
• The complete treatise across 176 deluxe hardbound pages
• Short chapters, each addressing one question of rule
• Arguments about power stated plainly rather than softened
• A hardbound edition from Fingerprint Publishing for the classics shelf
Aimed at readers of political philosophy, students of history and anyone building a shelf of foundational texts, published by Fingerprint Publishing and available from Boipoka.
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