{"product_id":"the-prince-paperback-119","title":"The Prince - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNiccolo Machiavelli\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePeter Constantine\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eAlbert Russell Ascoli\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new translation by Peter Constantine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eIntroduction by Albert Russell Ascoli\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first modern treatise of political philosophy, \u003ci\u003eThe Prince\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the world's most influential and widely read books. Machiavelli reveals nothing less than the secrets of power: how to gain it, how to wield it, and how to keep it. Ruthless, cunning, and amoral, \u003ci\u003eThe Prince\u003c\/i\u003e is a controversial analysis of manipulation and an essential guide for anyone interested in conquest, self-defense, or observation of dominance and control. The Introduction by noted Italian Renaissance scholar Albert Russell Ascoli provides a perfect opening to Peter Constantine's illuminating new translation of this seminal work. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Constantine elegantly captures in English the pith of Machiavelli's brilliant Italian prose.\"--Edward Muir, Clarence L. Ver Steeg Professor in the Arts and Sciences, Northwestern University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Constantine\u003c\/b\u003e, winner of the PEN Translation Prize and a National Translation Award, has earned wide acclaim for his translation of \u003ci\u003eThe Undiscovered Chekhov\u003c\/i\u003e and of the complete works of Isaac Babel, as well as for his Modern Library translations, which include \u003ci\u003eThe Essential Writings of Machiavelli, \u003c\/i\u003eGogol's \u003ci\u003eTaras Bulba, \u003c\/i\u003e Voltaire's \u003ci\u003eCandide, \u003c\/i\u003e and Tolstoy's \u003ci\u003eThe Cossacks\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAlbert Russell Ascoli \u003c\/b\u003eis Gladys Arata Terrill Distinguished Professor of Italian Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, and was awarded the Rome Prize for study at the American Academy in Rome.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.43 x 8.03 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 05, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Prince\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9.3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47347633881337,"sku":"9780812978056","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/VP66eoF_I79780812978056_ab8210f1-4706-468c-a884-d5bb94db6bba.webp?v=1769764450","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-prince-paperback-119","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}