{"product_id":"9781844838028","title":"Niccolo Machiavelli's The Prince on The Art of Power: The New Illustrated Edition of the Renaissance Masterpiece on Leadership","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNederman, Cary J.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWatkins Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4\/1\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003eWith a scene-setting historical  introduction, this newly translated and illustrated edition of a classic  work is an essential addition to any home library.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten in 1512, \u003ci\u003eThe Prince\u003c\/i\u003e is the masterpiece by Florentine political philosopher, poet, and  playwright Niccolò Machiavelli. Although Machiavelli’s book has been  frequently misunderstood as a manual for unprincipled manipulators and  tyrants, careful reading reveals that it actually identifies freedom as  an essential characteristic of a good society. In fact, much of  Machiavelli’s republican thought can be identified in the American  constitution, and many of his ideas\u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003esuch as the belief that life  is subject to change and that the winners will be those flexible enough  to adapt—remain as applicable today as they were half a millennium ago.","brand":"Watkins Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44213680505087,"sku":"9781844838028","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9781844838028_s600x595.jpg?v=1782316610","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9781844838028","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}