Collins Classics - The Prince[君王论(柯林斯经典)]

HarperCollinsisproudtopresentitsnewrangeofbest-loved,essentialclassics.‘Wehavedeclaredbeforethatitisnotonlyexpedientbutnecessaryforaprincetotakecarehisfoundationsbegood,otherwisehisfabricwillbesuretofail.’Consideredoneofthefirstworksofmodernphilosophy,Machiavelli’sThePrinceisanintensestudyonthenatureofpowerandthecourseitshouldtakewhenrulingacountryandexpressestheauthor’sstrongandunyieldingidealsandbeliefsonusingforceratherthanlawtoachieveyouraims.Responsibleforthewidely-usedphrase‘Machiavellian’,withallofitsnegativeconnotations,hisextremetreatiseremainsaclassictexttothisday.