{"product_id":"machiavelli-on-politics-and-power-9781632062567","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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNiccolò Machiavelli (1469 - 1527) was an Italian diplomat, politician, historian, philosopher and writer of the Renaissance period. As a young Florentine envoy to the courts of France and the Italian principalities, he witnessed firsthand how people could be united under a powerful leader. This vision motivated his writing on acquiring and maintaining political power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Introducer: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJon Lee Anderson has been a staff writer for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e since 1998. He has covered numerous conflicts in the Middle East and Africa, reported frequently from Latin America and the Caribbean, and written profiles of Augusto Pinochet, Fidel Castro, Hugo Chávez, and Gabriel García Márquez. He is the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Lion's Grave: Dispatches from Afghanistan\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChe Guevara: A Revolutionary Life\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGuerillas: Journeys in the Insurgent World\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Fall of Baghdad\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Illustrator: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Mexico in 1958, Eko is an engraver and painter. His wood etchings, often erotic in nature and the focus of controversial discussion, are part of a broader tradition in Mexican folk art popularized by José Guadalupe Posada. He has collaborated on projects for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the Frankfurter \u003ci\u003eAllgemeine Zeitung\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Spanish daily \u003ci\u003eEl País\u003c\/i\u003e, in addition to having published numerous books in Mexico and Spain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Restless Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51749315379474,"sku":"9781632062567","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0a3bb2f6-ce95-479e-9b07-4d97abbac805.jpg?v=1764076743","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/machiavelli-on-politics-and-power-9781632062567","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}