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Princes once had the big job of learning how to rule kingdoms. In some countries, they still do. This fun and informative book introduces readers to real-life royalty, both modern and historical. The simple narrative explains what a prince is, how a person becomes a prince, and how the role has changed over time. Full-page photographs feature famous as well as lesser-known princes from around the world, while plenty of fast facts add to this fun first look at the inner world of princes and their royal lives.

'Sihanouk: Prince of Light, Prince of Darkness' by Milton Osborne is reviewed.

This is a completely new translation of Machiavelli's "The Prince" in a modern English that seeks to give the straightforward immediacy of the original; it comes complete with a long introduction describing the genesis of the original, its history in English editions and its influence on English literature. In particular it considers Machiavelli's interest in the psychology of leadership and the meshing of different personalities with different historical circumstances. There is also an extended analysis of translation problems related to the text with particular attention to those problems that arise from the text's extraordinary reputation. Various translations are analysed, showing how translators have been influenced by expectations of what Machiavelli said, sometimes ignoring what is actually written.

The rebelling princes here publish a manifest in which they determine to remain together in their purpose. They are determined to support the Treaty of Loudun. They decry the imprisonment of the Prince de Condé. ; Electronic reproduction ; 14 p. ; 16 cm.

Intro -- Title -- Copyright -- Front Matter 1 -- Contents -- 1. How Many Kinds of Principalities there are, and by What Means they are Acquired -- 2. Concerning Hereditary Principalities -- 3. Concerning Mixed Principalities -- 4. Why the Kingdom of Darius, Conquered by Alexander, Did Not Rebel Against the Successors of Alexander at his Death -- 5. Concerning the Way to Govern Cities or Principalities which Lived Under their Own Laws before they were Annexed -- 6. Concerning New Principalities which are Acquired by One's Own Arms and Ability -- 7. Concerning New Principalities which are Acquired either by the Arms of Others or by Good Fortune -- 8. Concerning those who have Obtained a Principality by Wickedness -- 9. Concerning a Civil Principality -- 10. Concerning the way in which the Strength of all Principalities ought to be Measured -- 11. Concerning Ecclesiastical Principalities -- 12. How Many Kinds of Soldiery there are, and Concerning Mercenaries -- 13. Concerning Auxiliaries, Mixed Soldiery, and One's Own -- 14. That which concerns a Prince on the Subject of the Art of War -- 15. Concerning Things for which Men, and especially Princes, are Praised or Blamed -- 16. Concerning Liberality and Meanness -- 17. Concerning Cruelty and Clemency, and whether it is Better to be Loved than Feared -- 18. Concerning the Way in which Princes should Keep Faith -- 19. That One should Avoid being Despised and Hated -- 20. Are Fortresses, and Many other Things to which Princes often Resort, Advantageous or Hurtful? -- 21. How a Prince should Conduct himself so as to Gain Renown -- 22. Concerning the Secretaries of Princes -- 23. How Flatterers should be Avoided -- 24. Why the Princes of Italy have Lost their States -- 25. What Fortune can Effect in Human Affairs and How to Withstand Her -- 26. An Exhortation to Liberate Italy from The Barbarians.

Prince Hall, founder of the oldest Negro fraternal organization in America, was born in Barbados, British West Indies, in 1735, the son of an English father and a free Negro mother. He was trained to become a skilled leather worker but after a few years of training gave up that apprenticeship and migrated to Boston, Massachusetts, where he became a leader in the black community of the city. During the Revolutionary War, Prince Hall and 14 other free men of color were inducted into the Masonic Lodge by a group of British soldiers stationed in Boston. When the British Army evacuated the area the following year, Hall organized the first Masonic Lodge for Negroes in America. He obtained a charter from England in 1787 for the African Lodge Number 459. He was elected master of the organization and set up African Lodges in Philadelphia and Rhode Island in 1797. The name African Grand Lodge was changed to Prince Hall Grand Lodge after the organizer's death in 1807. The founder of Negro Freemasonry was a champion of Negro rights. A self-educated man and a clergyman, he recognized the value of education and, in 1787, campaigned for the establishment of schools for Negro children in Boston. He was a property owner of the city, which entitled him to vote and participate in the affairs of the state. He petitioned the Massachusetts legislature to support the cause and especially the protection of free Negroes from kidnapping and being sold into slavery. As a patriotic citizen of Massachusetts, he had asked the Committee of Safety for the Colonies to allow him to join the Continental Army, which was organized by the Second Continental Congress with George Washington as the commander-in-chief. His petition was approved, and he served in the Continental Army during the Revolution. ; https://vc.bridgew.edu/hoba/1023/thumbnail.jpg

The world's most influential-and controversial-treatise on politicsComposed in exile and published posthumously, The Prince is Niccolò Machiavelli's legacy and the foundation of modern political theory. Drawing on his firsthand experiences as a diplomat and military commander in the Florentine Republic, Machiavelli disregards the rhetorical flourishes and sentimentality typically found in sixteenth-century mirrors for princes-guides instructing noblemen in the fine art of ruling-and gets straight to practical matters: how to eliminate rivals, when to use force, whether it is better to be loved

Intro -- Cover page -- Contents -- DEDICATION -- CHAPTER I-HOW MANY KINDS OF PRINCIPALITIES THERE ARE, AND BY WHAT MEANS THEY ARE ACQUIRED -- CHAPTER II-CONCERNING HEREDITARY PRINCIPALITIES -- CHAPTER III-CONCERNING MIXED PRINCIPALITIES -- CHAPTER IV-WHY THE KINGDOM OF DARIUS, CONQUERED BY ALEXANDER, DID NOT REBEL AGAINST THE SUCCESSORS OF ALEXANDER AT HIS DEATH -- CHAPTER V-CONCERNING THE WAY TO GOVERN CITIES OR PRINCIPALITIES WHICH LIVED UNDER THEIR OWN LAWS BEFORE THEY WERE ANNEXED -- CHAPTER VI-CONCERNING NEW PRINCIPALITIES WHICH ARE ACQUIRED BY ONE'S OWN ARMS AND ABILITY -- CHAPTER VII-CONCERNING NEW PRINCIPALITIES WHICH ARE ACQUIRED EITHER BY THE ARMS OF OTHERS OR BY GOOD FORTUNE -- CHAPTER VIII-CONCERNING THOSE WHO HAVE OBTAINED A PRINCIPALITY BY WICKEDNESS -- CHAPTER IX-CONCERNING A CIVIL PRINCIPALITY -- CHAPTER X-CONCERNING THE WAY IN WHICH THE STRENGTH OF ALL PRINCIPALITIES OUGHT TO BE MEASURED -- CHAPTER XI-CONCERNING ECCLESIASTICAL PRINCIPALITIES -- CHAPTER XII-HOW MANY KINDS OF SOLDIERY THERE ARE, AND CONCERNING MERCENARIES -- CHAPTER XIII-CONCERNING AUXILIARIES, MIXED SOLDIERY, AND ONE'S OWN -- CHAPTER XIV-THAT WHICH CONCERNS A PRINCE ON THE SUBJECT OF THE ART OF WAR -- CHAPTER XV-CONCERNING THINGS FOR WHICH MEN, AND ESPECIALLY PRINCES, ARE PRAISED OR BLAMED -- CHAPTER XVI-CONCERNING LIBERALITY AND MEANNESS -- CHAPTER XVII-CONCERNING CRUELTY AND CLEMENCY, AND WHETHER IT IS BETTER TO BE LOVED THAN FEARED -- CHAPTER XVIII(*)-CONCERNING THE WAY IN WHICH PRINCES SHOULD KEEP FAITH -- CHAPTER XIX-THAT ONE SHOULD AVOID BEING DESPISED AND HATED -- CHAPTER XX-ARE FORTRESSES, AND MANY OTHER THINGS TO WHICH PRINCES OFTEN RESORT, ADVANTAGEOUS OR HURTFUL? -- CHAPTER XXI-HOW A PRINCE SHOULD CONDUCT HIMSELF SO AS TO GAIN RENOWN -- CHAPTER XXII-CONCERNING THE SECRETARIES OF PRINCES -- CHAPTER XXIII-HOW FLATTERERS SHOULD BE AVOIDED.

Although not a novel, The Prince has been called one of the most influential pieces of military literature ever written. Machiavelli writes his ideas about ruling a nation and leading an army, concluding that it is better to be feared as a leader than loved as one.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- WAYS IN TO THE TEXT -- Who Was Niccolò Machiavelli? -- What Does The Prince Say? -- Why Does The Prince Matter? -- SECTION 1: INFLUENCES -- Module 1: The Author and the Historical Context -- Module 2: Academic Context -- Module 3: The Problem -- Module 4: The Author's Contribution -- SECTION 2: IDEAS -- Module 5: Main Ideas -- Module 6: Secondary Ideas -- Module 7: Achievement -- Module 8: Place in the Author's Work -- SECTION 3: IMPACT -- Module 9: The First Responses -- Module 10: The Evolving Debate -- Module 11: Impact and Influence Today -- Module 12: Where Next? -- Glossary of Terms -- People Mentioned in the Text -- Works Cited

Based upon Machiavelli's first-hand experience as an emissary of the Florentine Republic to the courts of Europe, The Prince analyses the usually violent means by which men seize, retain, and lose political power. This fluent new translation is accompanied by comprehensive notes and an introduction that dispels some of the myths associated with Machiavelli, and considers the true purpose of The Prince.

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Youth Aet. 1-25 / 1469-94 -- Office Aet. 25-43 / 1494-1512 -- Literature and Death Aet. 43-58 / 1512-27 -- The Man and His Works -- Dedication -- Chapter I How Many Kinds of Principalities There Are, and by What Means They Are Acquired -- Chapter II Concerning Hereditary Principalities -- Chapter III Concerning Mixed Principalities -- Chapter IV Why the Kingdom of Darius, Conquered by Alexander, Did Not Rebel Against the Successors of Alexander at His Death -- Chapter V Concerning the Way to Govern Cities or Principalities Which Lived Under Their Own Laws Before They Were Annexed -- Chapter VI Concerning New Principalities Which Are Acquired by One's Own Arms and Ability -- Chapter VII Concerning New Principalities Which Are Acquired Either by the Arms of Others or by Good Fortune -- Chapter VIII Concerning Those Who Have Obtained a Principality by Wickedness -- Chapter IX Concerning a Civil Principality -- Chapter X Concerning the Way in Which the Strength of All Principalities Ought to be Measured -- Chapter XI Concerning Ecclesiastical Principalities -- Chapter XII How Many Kinds of Soldiery There Are, and Concerning Mercenaries -- Chapter XIII Concerning Auxiliaries, Mixed Soldiery, and One's Own -- Chapter XIV That Which Concerns a Prince on the Subject of the Art of War -- Chapter XV Concerning Things for Which Men, and Especially Princes, Are Praised or Blamed -- Chapter XVI Concerning Liberality and Meanness -- Chapter XVII Concerning Cruelty and Clemency, and Whether it is Better to be Loved Than Feared -- Chapter XVIII Concerning the Way in Which Princes Should Keep Faith -- Chapter XIX That One Should Avoid Being Despised and Hated -- Chapter XX Are Fortresses, and Many Other Things to Which Princes Often Resort, Advantageous or Hurtful?

That Machiavelli's name has become synonymous with cold-eyed political calculation only heightens the intrinsic fascination of The Prince, the world's preeminent how-to manual on the art of getting and keeping power and one of the literary landmarks of the Italian Renaissance. Written in a vigorous, straightforward style that reflects its author's realism, this treatise on states, statecraft, and the ideal ruler is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand how human society actually works