{"product_id":"the-prince","title":"The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\"The Prince\"\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"14\"\u003eIl Principe\u003c\/i\u003e)—written in 1513 and published posthumously in 1532—is the foundation of modern political science. Written by \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"136\"\u003eNiccolò Machiavelli\u003c\/b\u003e, a disgraced former diplomat of the Florentine Republic, this brief, explosive treatise was composed while he was exiled to his farm, having recently been tortured by the returning Medici family. Dedicated to Lorenzo de' Medici, the book was framed as a gift showing a ruler how to conquer, govern, and maintain a state.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003eMachiavelli's profound breakthrough was the absolute separation of \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"67\"\u003epolitics from traditional Christian morality\u003c\/b\u003e. While medieval philosophers argued that a good king must be a fundamentally good, pious man, Machiavelli argued that a ruler's primary duty is strictly utilitarian: to preserve the stability and power of the state (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"328\"\u003eragione di Stato\u003c\/i\u003e). He replaced idealistic political utopias with \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"393\"\u003everità effettuale\u003c\/i\u003e—the effective, gritty truth of how human beings actually behave, rather than how they \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"497\"\u003eought\u003c\/i\u003e to behave.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-path-to-node=\"23\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"23\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Historical Model: Cesare Borgia\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"24\"\u003eTo ground his theory in reality, Machiavelli points to his contemporary hero, \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"24\" data-index-in-node=\"78\"\u003eCesare Borgia\u003c\/b\u003e (the Duke of Valentinois). Borgia used extreme, calculated violence to pacify the chaotic region of Romagna.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"25\"\u003eHe appointed a cruel minister, Remirro de Orco, to clear out crime and corruption with absolute brutality. Once Romagna was orderly, Borgia realized the harsh methods had bred public resentment. To clean his hands, he had Remirro cut in half and placed in the public square of Cesena one morning, alongside a wooden block and a bloody knife. This horrific spectacle left the population simultaneously \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"25\" data-index-in-node=\"401\"\u003e\"satisfied and stupefied,\"\u003c\/i\u003e cementing Borgia's authority without personal blowback.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage: English.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre: Philosophy.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding: সেলাই করা বাইন্ডিং\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQuality: Premium Quality Books.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrinting: High Quality Printing.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaper: Eye Friendly paper (Cream White)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCover: Matt cover (Paperback).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Royal Books BD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47300032823481,"sku":null,"price":240.0,"currency_code":"BDT","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0780\/0874\/6169\/files\/c263a411-951b-4433-aad0-d23809121bdc.jpg?v=1779996596","url":"https:\/\/royalbooksbd.com\/products\/the-prince","provider":"Royal Books BD","version":"1.0","type":"link"}