Prince

<b>A new translation by Peter Constantine</b><br> <b>Introduction by Albert Russell Ascoli</b> <p/>The first modern treatise of political philosophy <i>The Prince</i> is one of the world's most influential and widely read books. Machiavelli reveals nothing less than the secrets of power: how to gain it how to wield it and how to keep it. Ruthless cunning and amoral <i>The Prince</i> is a controversial analysis of manipulation and an essential guide for anyone interested in conquest self-defense or observation of dominance and control. The Introduction by noted Italian Renaissance scholar Albert Russell Ascoli provides a perfect opening to Peter Constantine's illuminating new translation of this seminal work. <p/> <b>Constantine elegantly captures in English the pith of Machiavelli's brilliant Italian prose.--Edward Muir Clarence L. Ver Steeg Professor in the Arts and Sciences Northwestern University</b>