by PhilipBobbitt (Author)
The Prince, a political treatise by the Florentine public servant and political theorist Niccolo Machiavelli, is widely regarded as the most important exploration of politics - and in particular the politics of power - ever written. In Garments of Court and Palace, Philip Bobbitt, a preeminent and original interpreter of modern statecraft, presents a vivid portrait of Machiavelli's Italy and demonstrates how The Prince articulates a new idea of government that emerged during the Renaissance. Bobbitt argues that when The Prince is read alongside the Discourses, modern readers can see clearly how Machiavelli prophesied the end of the feudal era and the birth of a recognizably modern polity. As this book shows, publication of The Prince in 1532 represents nothing less than a revolutionary moment in our understanding of the place of the law and war in the creation and maintenance of the modern state. Erratum: Atlantic Books would like to draw your attention to the following error on 149-150pp: 'It is striking that the three great works presaging this death - More's Utopia, Luther's Ninety-Five Theses and Machiavelli's Prince - were all written in 1513' should read:'It is striking that the three great works presaging this death - More's Utopia, Luther's Ninety-Five Theses and Machiavelli's Prince were all written around 1513'. This error will be corrected in future editions.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Published: 04 Jul 2013
ISBN 10: 1843546841
ISBN 13: 9781843546849
Book Overview: One of America's leading public intellectuals presents a fascinating portrait of Machiavelli, his most infamous work, The Prince, and the world in which it was written.