The Politician: A Companion to Niccolò Machiavelli's The Prince

Prolegomena
The Lay of the Land
I. From the prince to the politician II. The role of the politician in the liberal democratic state III. What draws the citizen to the world of politics IV. Why all politics is local V. The politician: crusader and opportunist
Getting Elected
VI. How the aspiring political may gain election
Holding Office
VII. How the politician should deal with his political superiors VIII. How the politician should deal with her political peers IX. How the politician should deal with his political inferiors X. How the politician should behave in curia XI. How the politician should behave in camera XII. Concerning particular dangers for the politician as office holder XIII. Concerning the politician and his constituents XIV. Concerning the politician and her personal staff XV. Concerning the politician and the bureaucracy XVI. Concerning the politician and her financial backers XVII. Concerning the politician and those who may command blocs of voters XVIII. Concerning the politician, policy makers, consultants and lobbyists XIX. Concerning the politician and the media XX. Concerning the politician and her family XXI. Concerning political discourse
Getting Re-Elected
XXII. How the politician should behave between elections XXIII. How the politician should behave during re-election campaigns XXIV. Concerning the risks attendant on political ascensions
Ends and Means
XXV. The politician's better angel XXVI. Conclusion
Postscripts
Concerning Donald Trump Glossary of Proper Names Acknowledgements Index