Book description
FROM THE AWARD-WINNING TRANSLATOR PETER CONSTANTINE
'It is far safer to be feared than loved...' Machiavelli made his
name notorious for centuries with The Prince, his clever and
cynical work about power relationships. The key themes of this
influential, and ever timely, writer are that adaptability is the key
to success and that effective leadership is sometimes only possible at
the expense of moral standards.
Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527) was born in Florence. He served the
Florentine republic as a secretary and second chancellor, but was
expelled from public life when the Medici family returned to power in
1512. His most famous work,
The Prince
, was written in an attempt to gain favour with the Medicis and return
to politics.
