Niccolò Machiavelli
The Prince
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Format: PDF. Readable on any device.
- Title in Traditional Chinese
- 君主論
- First published
- 1532
- Languages
- Traditional Chinese and English
- Pages
- about 184
- Edition
- unabridged
Book summary
An ambitious ruler seeks to seize and maintain power in an unstable and dangerous world. Through concrete examples and direct strategies, he learns to manipulate alliances, anticipate threats, and impose his authority. The author lays bare the mechanisms of power, where morality comes second to effectiveness. This incisive treatise reveals the realities of government and the difficult choices that domination imposes. It is a strategic work that analyzes human nature, politics, and the art of remaining at the top.
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