{"product_id":"9780007477463_the-prince-collins-classics","title":"The Prince (Collins Classics)","description":"\u003cp\u003eHarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhoever is the occasion of another’s advancement is the cause of his own diminution.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsidered one of the first works of modern philosophy, \u003cem\u003eThe Prince\u003c\/em\u003e is a study on the nature of power and how to wield it. Originally written as a manual for the Duke of Urbino, Lorenzo de' Medici, Machiavelli details the flattery, intimidation and force a leader might use to reach supremacy – and stay there – using any means at their disposal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe origin of the term ‘Machiavellian’, in all its amoral and underhand realpolitik, this unscrupulous treatise remains a source of inspiration, and caution, for leaders today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Niccolo Machiavelli","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47284810383509,"sku":"9780007477463","price":1.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780007477463.jpg?v=1778224089","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780007477463_the-prince-collins-classics","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}