About the Book: Prince
Written in 1513 for the Medici, following their return to power in Florence, The
Prince is a handbook on ruling and the exercise of power. It remains as relevant
today as it was in the sixteenth century. Widely quoted in the Press and in
academic publications, The Prince has direct relevance to the issues of business
and corporate governance confronting global corporations as they enter a new
millennium. Much of what Machiavelli wrote has become the common currency of
realpolitik, yet still his ideas retain the power to shock and annoy. In the
words of Norman Stone, The Prince is a manual of