The Prince

	Machiavelli, Niccolo           (1469-1527)
	Richmond Hill, Ontario, CN : Prohyptikon Publishing Inc., © 2009
	Translated by: Lupton, Colin J.
Book  108 pp	ISBN: 0981224415   ISBN-13: 9780981224411
Synopsis The book has been variously described as the first to analyze the role of the political elite; as the one that established the independence of politics from theology; as an early formulation of the political 'myth' required to galvanize apolitical masses into revolutionary action; as a practical rule-book containing timeless precepts for the diplomat; and, most frequently, as the handbook of evil. Based upon Machiavelli's firsthand experience as an emissary of the Florentine Republic to the courts of Europe, The Prince analyzes the often-violent means by which political power is seized and retained, and the circumstances in which it is lost. Above all, it provides a remarkably uncompromising picture of the true nature of power, no matter in what era or by whom it is exercised.