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Machiavelli, Niccolò

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1992	Unabridged.	Dover Publications	viii, 71 p. ; 21 cm.	On Shelf Quick Copy View See Full Copy Details	More Info Place Hold
c2009	Penguin classics deluxe ed.	Penguin Books	xliv, 124 p. : map ; 22 cm.	On Shelf Quick Copy View See Full Copy Details	More Info Place Hold
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[2003]	Reissued with revisions.	Penguin Books	xxxiv, 106 pages : map ; 20 cm.	On Shelf Quick Copy View See Full Copy Details	More Info Place Hold
1955		The Great Books Foundation	viii, 90 p. ; 19 cm.	On Shelf Quick Copy View See Full Copy Details	More Info Place Hold
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[1955, c1952]		Encyclopd̆ia Britannica	xi, 283 p. ; 25 cm.	On Shelf Quick Copy View See Full Copy Details	More Info Place Hold
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Different kinds of states and how to conquer them

Hereditary monarchies

Mixed monarchies

Conquered by Alexander the Great, the Kingdom of Darius did not rebel against his successors after his death. Why not?

How to govern cities and states that were previously self-governing

States won by the ruler's own forces and abilities

States won by lucky circumstances and someone else's armed forces

States won by crime

Monarchy with public support

Assessing a state's strength

Church states

Different kinds of armies and a consideration of mercenary forces

Auxiliaries, combined forces and citizen armies

A ruler and his army

What men and particularly rulers are praised and blamed for

Generosity and meanness

Cruelty and compassion. Whether it is better to be feared or loved

A ruler and his promises

Avoiding contempt and hatred

Whether fortresses and other strategies rulers frequently adopt are useful

What a ruler should do to win respect

A ruler's ministers

Avoiding flatterers

Why Italian rulers have lost their states

The role of luck in human affairs, and how to defend against it

An appeal to conquer Italy and free it from foreign occupation.

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Chronology

Map

Introduction / Anthony Grafton

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Introduction

Chronology of Niccolò Machiavelli's life and work

Historical context of The prince

The prince

Notes : Interpretive notes ; Critical excerpts ; Questions for discussion

Suggestions for the interested reader.

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Introduction to the Signet Classic Edition by Christian Gauss

1. The various kinds of government and the ways by which they are established

2. Of hereditary Monarchies

3. Of mixed Monarchies

4. Why the kingdom of Darius, occupied by Alexander, did not rebel against the successors of the latter after his death

5. The way to govern cities or Dominions that, previous to being occupied, lived under their own laws

6. Of new Dominions which have been acquired by one's own arms and ability

7. Of new Dominions acquired by the power of others or by fortune

8. Of those who have attained the position of Prince by villainy

9. Of the Civic Principality

10. How the strength of all states should be measured

11. Of ecclesiastical principalities

12. The different kinds if militia and mercenary soldiers

13. Of auxiliary, mixed, and native troops

14. The duties of a prince with regard to the militia

15. Of the things for which men, and especially Princes, are praised or blamed

16. Of liberality and Niggardliness

17. Of cruelty and clemency, and whether it is better to be loved or feared

18. In what way princes must keep faith

19. That we must avoid being despised and hated

20. Whether fortresses and other things which princes often contrive are useful or injurious

21. How a prince must act in order to gain reputation

22. Of the secretaries of princes

23. How flatterers must be shunned

24. Why the Princes of Italy have lost their states

25. How much fortune can do in human affairs and how it may be opposed

26. Exhortation to liberate Italy from the barbarians.

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The Prince / by Nicolò Machiavelli ; translated by W.K. Marriott

Leviathan, or, Matter, form, and power of a commonwealth, ecclesiastical and civil / by Thomas Hobbes ; edited by Nelle Fuller.

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Contributors

Bondanella, Peter,1943-2017
Bull, George Reader
Bull, George,1929-2001 Translator
Carrington, Nigel Reader
Cullen, Patrick Reader

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Frasier, Shelly
Frasier, Shelly Reader
Fuller, Nelle
Fuller, Nelle. ed
Gardner, Grover Reader
Grafton, Anthony Writer of introduction
Hobbes, Thomas,1588-1679
Horowitz, Mitch Reader
Machiavelli, Niccolò Author
Machiavelli, Niccolò,1469-1527 Principe
Marriott, W. K
Marriott, W. K. tr
Neufeld, Bob Reader
Parks, Tim
Puskar, Theresa Author
Ricci, Luigi tr
Ricci, Luigi,1842-1915
Tantor Media
Thompson, N. H
Vincent, E.R.P. tr
Vincent, Eric Reginald Pearce,1894

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