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    What important 16th century political treatise begins with a discussion of the kinds of principalities and the means by which they are acquired?

    Question #981. Asked by june. (Apr 08 00 6:09 PM)


    essaychess

    		The Prince, by Machiavelli

    Apr 08 00, 6:52 PM
    zbeckabee

    		Il Principe (The Prince) is a political treatise by the Florentine public servant and political theorist Niccolò Machiavelli. Originally called De Principatibus (About Principalities), it was written in 1513, but not published until 1532, five years after Machiavelli's death.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prince#Introduction

    Jan 19 08, 1:22 PM

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