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020			_a9780593310861 _q(paperback)
040			_cHSLRC
050			_aJC 143 _b.M149 2020
100			_aMachiavelli, Niccoló, _d1469-1527, _eauthor. _960344
245			_aThe prince / _cNiccoló Machiavelli ; translated from the Italian by W.K. Marriott.
250			_aFirst Vintage Classics edition.
264			_aNew York : _bVintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, _c2020.
300			_ax, 190 pages ; _c21 cm
500			_aIncludes index.
520			_aThat Machiavelli's name has become synonymous with cold-eyed political calculation only heightens the intrinsic fascination of The Prince, the world's preeminent how-to manual on the art of getting and keeping power and one of the literary landmarks of the Italian Renaissance. Written in a vigorous, straightforward style that reflects its author's realism, this treatise on states, statecraft, and the ideal ruler is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand how human society actually works
546			_aTranslated from Italian.
650			_aPolitical Science. _960345
650			_aPolitical ethics. _960346
700			_aMarriott, W.K., _etranslator. _960347
942			_2lcc _cBK
999			_c98677 _d98677