{"product_id":"the-prince-9789388318198","title":"The Prince","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Niccolo Machiavelli\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Hawk Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Hawk Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: History \u0026amp; Theory - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Prince was written in 1513 but published only in 1532, after Machiavelli's death. It was written at a time of political conflict, violence, instability and intrigue, when Italy was repeatedly won and controlled by foreigners. It was meant to be a practical guide to the Italian leader, Lorenzo Di Medici to act in this environment, though unfortunately the former did not really agree with the suggestions in this book. \u003c\/p\u003eHighly controversial, the book won for Machiavelli the reputation of amoral cynicism and diabolicism. His belief that politics had its own rules so stunned readers that a new term came to be used for political manoeuvers marked by cunning and duplicity-Machiavellian.\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hawk Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48226523807895,"sku":"9789388318198","price":858.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9789388318198.webp?v=1788771157","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-prince-9789388318198","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}