Machiavelli: A Very Short Introduction

‘Without doubt the best short introduction to The Prince that we are likely to see for some time’

Alan Ryan, Sunday Times

‘One can have nothing but praise for the clarity and intelligence of the work’

Mark Phillips, History of European Ideas

‘This study is important and must now stand — through Professor Skinner’s remarkable powers of scholarly synthesis and conciseness — as a classic statement’

Sydney Anglo, History