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- Provides a behind-the-scenes look at how politicians actually think in every possible situation and setting, and what is really behind their actions
- Offers a unique and authoritative perspective from an author who has held elected office for 18 years
- Teaches prospective politicians how to run, get elected, and maintain the difficult job of politics in contemporary life
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Table of contents (26 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Getting elected
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Front Matter
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Holding office
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About this book
The age of princes has passed, but the age of politicians is at its heights. So is Niccolò Machiavelli’s The Prince any less relevant? No. But it needs an update, to reflect the political realities of our times. That is the purpose of this groundbreaking manuscript—a guide to success in contemporary politics, where the democratically-elected politician has assumed the role of the classical prince. Here is revealed how a politician must act if she wants to be successful, how she must plot her every move, whether dealing with colleagues, constituents, family members, bureaucrats, lobbyists or the media.
Indeed, this manuscript is unique, for it exposes at a level of detail never seen before the inner workings of the mind of the contemporary politician. And while it may prove an asset to aspiring politicians, its frank and honest nature will no doubt strike fear in the hearts of incumbent politicians as it sheds light on their motives, intentions, and aspirations.Keywords
Reviews
“This book offers a useful and original contribution to the field as the author renders a convincing picture of the politician as a human being with a complex personality, characterized by such different motivations as idealism, careerism, lust of power, as well as possessing a weak spot for money, sex, alcohol and all the interesting things in life! Recommended for students and politicians, it is both a work in political science and political theory, and a handbook for prospective politicians.”
—Giovanni Giorgini, Professor of Political Philosophy, University of Bologna and Adjunct Professor of Political Science, Columbia University, USA
Authors and Affiliations
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Independent Researcher, Florence, Italy
Nick Machiavelli
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Politician
Book Subtitle: A Companion to Niccolò Machiavelli’s The Prince
Authors: Nick Machiavelli
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-39091-4
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-39090-7Published: 20 March 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-39093-8Published: 20 March 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-39091-4Published: 19 March 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIX, 200
Topics: Political Theory, Governance and Government, Political Philosophy