Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Books you should read. Part II: Il Principe (The Prince)

Buenos dias amigos!
Today I will continue with Part II of the Book series. In the recent days, there is a demonstration of young people / students in Spain against the current situation of the politics and moreover the unemployment rate.
A book which can be read as a manual for ambitious politicians with a great hunger for power is:

Written by Niccolo Machiavelli and divided in 26 chapters, this book describes how you achieve power and more importantly to preserve it. Machiavelli accentuates that a  politicial leader should use every tool of power to rule his country.  Even though it was published in 1532 it can help you to understand the game of politics even nowadays.


"It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both."- Niccolo Machiavelli

3 comments:

  1. Humm, it seems interesting, and i do need something to read! Thanks for showing me this!

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  2. I've read this. It was well worth it.

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  3. Spanish politics? Best book for the that would be Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell.

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