Introduction

     Considered as the "father of modern political theory” Niccolo Machiavelli was born in in Florence, Italy in 1469. Through experienced he gained from serving as a diplomat for years Machiavelli wrote the famous book titled The Prince. In the book, he talked about how a government or a leader supposed to function to keep everyone in check. He also talked about how leaders should always be feared rather than loved so that they can maintain the power or superiority. According to Historians, the Prince became the platform for every politician. Even in our modern time, we have witnessed many leaders use force as a tool for keeping authority. A perfect example would Kim Jong-Un of North Korea, Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, and Bashar Al Assad of Syria. Machiavelli’s ideas and thoughts about politics became known as the “Machiavellian.”

 

List of Work by the Author:

1)      The Prince

2)      The Discourses

3)      The Art of War

4)      The Prince and Other Writings

5)      History of Florence and The Affairs of Italy

 

For more books by the author visit the link below. 

 

https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/16201.Niccol_Machiavelli

 

Book Titles about the Author:

1)      Machiavelli & the Renaissance

          By Federico Chabod; David Moore 

2)      Machiavelli

By Maurizio Viroli

3)      Machiavelli's Ethics

          By Erica Benner

4)      Machiavelli Revisited

          By Joseph V. Femia

5)      Machiavelli and Renaissance Italy

          By J. R. Hale

6)      Machiavelli: Cynic, Patriot, or Political Scientist?

          By De Lamar Jensen

 

Other Useful Resources/Links for the Author:

 

Biography:

 

http://www.biography.com/people/niccol%C3%B2-machiavelli-9392446#early-life-and-diplomatic-career

http://people.brandeis.edu/~teuber/machiavellibio.html

http://www.historyguide.org/intellect/machiavelli.html

http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/machiavelli/

http://biography.yourdictionary.com/machiavelli

https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/machiavelli/biography.htm

 

Timeline:

 

http://machiavelli.classicauthors.net/

 

 

Archive:

 

https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/machiavelli/

http://www.diplomacy-archive.com/resources/strategy/articles/niccolo_machiavelli.html

 

More Videos about the author click the following link(s) below:

 

 

Video Lecture 1

 

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x27yasx_machiavelli-video-lecture-1_creation

 

Book Discussion on Machiavelli's The Prince

http://www.c-span.org/video/?311058-1/book-discussion-machiavellis-prince

 

Machiavelli on Modern Leadership

http://video.pbs.org/video/1512023073/

 

Machiavelli and Lessons of the Italian Wars

http://study.com/academy/lesson/machiavelli-and-what-he-learned-from-the-italian-wars.html

 

Machiavelli: The Prince

http://digital.films.com.proxygsu-dek1.galileo.usg.edu/PortalViewVideo.aspx?xtid=33443

 

Audio:

 

Machiavelli and the Italian City States

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p004y26p

 

Machiavellian Quiz 

 

http://personality-testing.info/tests/MACH-IV.php

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"Books by Niccolò Machiavelli." Goodreads.com. Goodreads Inc, n.d. Web. 2 Sept. 2015.

 Bragg, Melvyn. "Machiavelli and the Italian City States." Bbc.co.uk. BBC, 9 Dec. 2004. Web. 2 Sept. 2015.

 Fightmediocrity. "THE PRINCE BY NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI | ANIMATED BOOK REVIEW." YouTube. YouTube, 22 June 2015. Web. 16 Sept. 2015.

 Halsall, Paul. "Internet History Sourcebooks Project." Legacy.fordham.edu. Fordham University, n.d. Web. 02 Sept. 2015.

 Hoyt, Tim. "Niccolo Machiavelli's "The Prince": A Textbook for Diplomacy." Diplomacy-archive.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Sept. 2015.

 Ignatieff, Michael, James Johnson, and Edward Muir. "Book Discussion on Machiavelli's [The Prince]." C-SPAN.org. Boston University, 6 Feb. 2013. Web. 02 Sept.           2015.

 Kreis, Steven. "Nicole Machiavelli." HistoryGuide.org. N.p., 20 July 2014. Web. 09 Sept. 2015.

 Leeden, Michael, and Richard Huff. "Watch Now: The Open Mind | Machiavelli on Modern Leadership | PBS Video." PBS.org. N.p., 26 May 1999. Web. 02 Sept.           2015.

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 Nagy. "Machiavelli - Video Lecture 1." Dailymotion.com. N.p., 15 Oct. 2014. Web. 2 Sept. 2015.

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