Editor+s noteIntroductionPrincipals events in Machiavelli+s lifeBibliographical noteTranslator+s noteMapDedicatory letterThe different kinds of principality and how they are acquiredHereditary principalitiesMixed principalitiesWhy the Kingdom of Darius, conquered by Alexander, did not rebel against his successors after Alexander+s deathHow one should govern cities or principalities that, before being conquered, used to live under their own lawsNew principalities acquired by one"s own arms and abilityNew principalities acquired through the power of others and their favourThose who become rulers through wicked meansThe civil principalityHow the strength of all principalities should be measuredEcclesiastical principalitiesThe different types of army, and mercenary troopsAuxiliaries, mixed troop and negative troopsHow a ruler should act concerning military mattersThe things for which men, and especially rulers, are praised or blamedGenerosity and meannessCruelty and mercifulness; and whether it is better to be loved or fearedHow rulers should keep their promisesHow contempt and hatred should be avoidedWhether building fortresses, and many other things that rulers frequently do, are useful or notHow a ruler should act in order to gain reputationThe secretaries of rulersHow flatterers should be shunnedWhy the rulers of Italy have lost their statesHow much power fortune has over human affairs, and how it should be resistedExhortation to liberate Italy from the Barbarian yokeAppendixesBibliographical notesIndex of subjectsIndex of proper namesTable of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved.