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25%OFFMarcus Tullio Cicero - How to Run a Country: An Ancient Guide for Modern Leaders - 9780691156576 - 9780691156576
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How to Run a Country: An Ancient Guide for Modern Leaders

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Description for How to Run a Country: An Ancient Guide for Modern Leaders hardcover. O"How to Win an Election" was a delight--and "How to Run a Country" is even better. Cicero's acute observations about how to govern will resonate with everyone who recognizes that the tribalism, ideological extremism, and coarsened culture of politics today urgently need to change."--Norman J. Ornstein, co-author of "It's Even Worse Than It Looks." Translator(s): Freeman, Philip. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HPCA; HPS; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 180 x 122 x 17. Weight in Grams: 212.
Marcus Cicero, Rome's greatest statesman and orator, was elected to the Roman Republic's highest office at a time when his beloved country was threatened by power-hungry politicians, dire economic troubles, foreign turmoil, and political parties that refused to work together. Sound familiar? Cicero's letters, speeches, and other writings are filled with timeless wisdom and practical insight about how to solve these and other problems of leadership and politics. How to Run a Country collects the best of these writings to provide an entertaining, common sense guide for modern leaders and citizens. This brief book, a sequel to How to Win ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
152
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691156576
SKU
9780691156576
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About Marcus Tullio Cicero
Philip Freeman is the editor and translator of How to Win an Election: An Ancient Guide for Modern Politicians (Princeton) and the author of Oh My Gods: A Modern Retelling of Greek and Roman Myths, Alexander the Great, and Julius Caesar (all Simon & Schuster). He received his PhD from Harvard University and holds the Qualley Chair of Classical Languages ... Read more

Reviews for How to Run a Country: An Ancient Guide for Modern Leaders
"Edited by Philip Freeman, How to Run a Country is a brief introduction to Cicero's political philosophy... [I]t contains
in English and Latin
fragments from Cicero's books and speeches, as well as letters to friends and colleagues... [Cicero's] views on war and immigration will strike many readers as modern and sane."
Richard King, Australian "[A] delightful little book."
John Wilson, Christianity Today "[Freeman's] book ... Read more

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