{"product_id":"machiavelli-9","title":"Machiavelli: On Politics And Power","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRestless Classics presents a trenchant new edition of Machiavelli’s most powerful works of political philosophy, including \u003ci\u003eThe Prince\u003c\/i\u003e and selections from \u003ci\u003eDiscourses on Livy\u003c\/i\u003e, introduced by \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e writer and biographer of Che Guevara Jon Lee Anderson.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew authors achieve such notoriety that their name becomes an adjective. A \"Machiavellian” politician is not simply one who is conniving; the term also refers to a tyrant who is enamored with all the power he (it is usually a “he”) can attain. With so many Machiavellian politicians on the world stage today—Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong Un, Mohammed bin Salman, Viktor Orbán, Jair Bolsonaro, et alia—Machiavelli's masterpieces \u003ci\u003eThe Prince\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDiscourses on Livy\u003c\/i\u003e are at once timely and eternal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWidely held as a foundational work of modern political philosophy, \u003ci\u003eThe Prince\u003c\/i\u003e can be read as a practical guide for ruling or a satirical guide on how \u003ci\u003enot\u003c\/i\u003e to rule. Machiavelli prefaces the book with a letter addressed to Lorenzo de’ Medici, the infamous ruler of Florence, both admonishing and praising him for his governance. The sister volume, \u003ci\u003eDiscourses on Livy\u003c\/i\u003e, offers an analysis of ancient Roman history that supports Machiavelli’s claims by lauding the merits of a republic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Jon Lee Anderson explores in his incisive introduction, Machiavelli’s hard-line outlook on power, politics, war, governance, and ethics has frightening parallels to the current trend toward authoritarianism in our global politics. \u003ci\u003eMachiavelli: On Politics and Power\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the psychology and methods of power-hungry leaders, past and present. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Couverture souple","offer_id":46255853797586,"sku":"9781632062567","price":30.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Livre numérique Kobo","offer_id":46255853830354,"sku":"c273d273-2f1e-36e8-ab4a-051e82567f9e","price":15.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/image_8d64a87e-c0d7-494f-bd5b-2f21552c5a8f.jpg?v=1765237425","url":"https:\/\/www.indigo.ca\/fr\/products\/machiavelli-9","provider":"Indigo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}