Machiavellis the prince500 years on audio and video. The prince is an extended analysis of how to acquire and maintain political power. Next part 2 the prince by nicolo machiavelli translated by w. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 140 pages and is available in paperback format. The prince by niccolo machiavelli and librivox community. I am concerned with machiavellis ideas and making those ideas accessible to a general audience. Il principe the prince is a political treatise by the florentine public servant and political theorist niccolo machiavelli.
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