Machiavelli

In the Florence of the 15th century and the turbulent 16th century, Niccolò Machiavelli learned that politics does not resemble sermons, but rather real life: ambition, fear, shifting alliances, and decisions that carry a cost. This book traces his trajectory from the fierce city that shaped him to the corridors of power, the diplomatic missions, the fall, the internal exile, and writing as a way ...