导读
PREFACE
Dedicatory Letter
Chapter 1. The Various Kinds of Princedoms and How They May BeAcquired
Chapter 2. Concerning Hereditary Princedoms
Chapter 3. Concerning Mixed Princedoms
Chapter 4. Why the Kingdom of Darius, Conquered by Alexander, Did Not Rebel Against Alexander’s Successors After His Death
Chapter 5. How One Should Govern Cities or Princedoms That Lived Under Their Own Laws Before They Were Conquered
Chapter 6. Concerning New Princedoms Acquired by One’s Own Arms and Virtù
Chapter 7. Concerning New Princedoms Acquired by Other Men’s Armed Forces and Fortune
Chapter 8. Concerning Those Who Became Princes Through Iniquity
Chapter 9. Concerning the Civil Princedom
Chapter 10. How the Strength of Any Princedom Ought to Be Assessed
Chapter 11. Concerning Ecclesiastical Princedoms
Chapter 12. Concerning the Various Kinds of Armies and Mercenaries
Chapter 13. Concerning Troops That Are Auxiliary, Those That Are Mixed, and Those That Are a Prince’s Own
Chapter 14. What a Prince Should Do About Military Affairs
Chapter 15. Concerning Matters for Which Men, and Particularly Princes, Are Praised or Blamed
Chapter 16. Concerning Generosity and Frugality
Chapter 17. Concerning Ruthlessness and Compassion: Whether It Is Better to Be Loved Than Feared, or Feared Than Loved
Chapter 18. How Princes Should Keep Their Word
Chapter 19. How to Avoid Contempt and Hatred
Chapter 20. Whether Fortresses and Sundry Other Resources Used Regularly by Princes Are Useful or Useless
Chapter 21. How a Prince Should Act to Obtain Prestige
Chapter 22. Concerning the Prince’s Confidential Staff
Chapter 23. How to Avoid Flatterers
Chapter 24. Why Italian Princes Have Lost Their States
Chapter 25. The Power of Fortune in Human Affairs and How She Can Be Countered
Chapter 26. An Exhortation to Seize Italy and Free Her from the Barbarians
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