Who's Afraid of Machiavelli?

2013 | 60 minutes | 0.0 ★ (0)

Who's Afraid of Machiavelli?
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    Famous for lines like 'It is better to be feared than loved', Machiavelli's notorious book, The Prince, has been a manual for tyrants from Napoleon to Stalin. But how relevant is The Prince today, and who are the 21st century Machiavellians?

  • Release Date

    03 December 2013

  • DirectingClare Beavan
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